A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute Auction with a shoelace in place

with a shoelace in place of the original leather drawstring that has been lost to time

a nurse at the same facility

The Priscilla

cut off their retreat across the Tserna River

A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute Auction with a shoelace in placeA Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute; This parachute was manufactured on July 18, 1943 by the Fujikura Aircraft Industry Company Limited (founded in 1939), numbered "18804567" with anchor stamp. The exterior cover is fabricated from a water resistant canvas, the trim on the cover in orange cotton, with forest green cotton reinforcing patches in the corners, the cover encompassing a white silk parachute. The cover has a circular leather