TheCrustyBosun Posted February 1, 2021 Share #1 Posted February 1, 2021 Here is my B-7 (AN-6512) parachute rig. I purchased an original B-7 harness and sent it off Joshua DeJong at theriggerdepot.com to have it “repacked”. Joshua completed the rig for me minus a canopy and I am quite happy with the result. The B-7 utilized the 24 foot canopy and was standardized on 01OCT1940. The more comfortable B-8 “replaced” the B-7 when it was standardized in late 1942, but the B-7 continued to be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted February 1, 2021 Share #2 Posted February 1, 2021 Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted February 1, 2021 I have combed through the posts here searching for content related to the B-7 parachute but have found very little. I’d really like to see photos of them in use, but they also seem scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted February 2, 2021 Share #4 Posted February 2, 2021 So, was the chute already removed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted February 2, 2021 7 hours ago, dmar836 said: So, was the chute already removed? Correct. The harness is original. The rest was built by Joshua DeJong. The pack has a foam filler inside which can be removed in the future and replaced with a canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted February 2, 2021 Share #6 Posted February 2, 2021 I think the movie target for today on youtube shows a B-24 crew climbing in a crew truck, throwing in a B-7...there were many QACs and a few B8s...been awhile since I watched the movie.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted February 7, 2021 This photo was taken in March 1942 in Australia with a B-7 being worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4s88 Posted April 6, 2021 Share #8 Posted April 6, 2021 I actually had an original B-7 harness and bag. The chute was removed sadly, one i wish i had never sold! I was surprised to see these in theater use! I was under the impression that they were only training and or stateside use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted July 2, 2021 Grabbed this screen shot from Memphis Belle in Color from the Smithsonian Channel the other day. There are two crew members with B-7’s in this shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted August 19, 2021 And another, this time a B-25 pilot in the Med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted August 20, 2021 Share #11 Posted August 20, 2021 Randy, By chance I found one earlier today in this video, featuring the famous B-17 "Knockout Dropper": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo2Y52AgijI It can be found at the 9:09 mark: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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