Parachute Collection

Combat Aerien; Avion ravitaillant en munitions, au moyen de parachutes, des mitrailleurs... 1918
Combat Aerien; Avion ravitaillant en munitions, au moyen de parachutes, des mitrailleurs britanniques postes en positions avancees et don't les liasons sont coupees, 1918

Shower of Bon-Bons on the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Shower of Bon-Bons on the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Paris celebrates the birth of Prince Louis Napoleon, heir to the French throne

Une Descente en parachute, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une Descente en parachute, 19th century. A parachute descent

Denishawn dancers, 1927 or 1928. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Denishawn dancers, 1927 or 1928

La "Saucisse"; Le parachute completement ouvert : Experience de descente... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La "Saucisse"; Le parachute completement ouvert : Experience de descente en parachute d'un observateur oblige d'abandonner sa nacelle, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

La "Saucisse"; Le parachute commence a se deployer, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La "Saucisse"; Le parachute commence a se deployer, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. Creator: Unknown. M
M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. French milliner and balloonist Ernest Petin..has sought to give to his apparatus the greatest possible power

Andre Jacques Garnerin, French aeronaut and the first parachutist, c1800 (1910). Garnerin (1769-1823) became a balloon inspector in the French Army in 1793

The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting... Manchester, Conn. 1942. Creator: William Rittase
The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting and drilling parachute packs in an eastern factory, Manchester, Conn. Their work is under constant close supervision

Marine parachuting at Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine parachuting at Parris Island, S.C

Instructor explaining the operation of the parachute to students, Fort Worth, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Instructor explaining the operation of the parachute to students, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas

Instructor explaining the operation of a parachute to student pilots, Fort Worth, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Instructor explaining the operation of a parachute to student pilots, Meacham field, Fort Worth, Texas

The water stretching machine of an eastern parachute manufacturer... Manchester, Conn. 1942. Creator: William Rittase
The water stretching machine of an eastern parachute manufacturer stretches shroud lines so as to make them more adaptable to the finished product, Manchester, Conn

The Descent from a Balloon at the Alexandra Palace, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Descent from a Balloon at the Alexandra Palace, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

Bluebird CN7 deploying parachute at Lake Eyre, World Land Speed Record attempt, 1964
Bluebird CN7 deploying parachute at Lake Eyre, World Land Speed Record attempt, Australia, 1964

Gemini 10 splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 10 splashdown, 1966. The Command Module of the Gemini 10 spacecraft splashes down into the sea after re-entry

Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test, 1961. Creator: NASA
Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test, 1961. " Little Joe" 5B launched a Mercury spacecraft in a high-Q-abort test. The ring-sail parachute lands the spacecraft off the shore of Wallops Island

Gemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. As a helicopter hovers above, the Gemini 12 spacecraft with parachute open descends to the Atlantic with astronauts Jim Lovell

STS 106 Atlantis landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 2000. Creator: NASA
STS 106 Atlantis landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 2000. Upon touchdown on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantiss drag chute opens to help slow the vehicle

STS-50 landing, USA, July 9, 1992. Creator: NASA
STS-50 landing, USA, July 9, 1992. Launched on June 25, 1992, Space Shuttle Columbias STS-50 mission landed at the Kennedy Space Center on July 9, 1992. The 13 day mission carried the U.S

Gemini 9A splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 9A splashdown, 1966. Splashdown of Gemini 9A carrying astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at 9:00 a.m. June 6, 1966

STS-53 lands at Edwards Air Force Base, USA, December 9, 1992. Creator: NASA
STS-53 lands at Edwards Air Force Base, USA, December 9, 1992. The drag chute on the space shuttle Discovery is partially deployed during landing on Runway 22

STS-90 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. Creator: NASA
STS-90 Landing, Florida, USA, 1998. A flock of birds takes flight as the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 22 of the Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing

STS-94 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 17, 1994. Creator: NASA
STS-94 landing, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, July 17, 1994. Launched on July 1, 1994, the Space Shuttle Columbia mission was the first re-flight of the same vehicle, crew, and payloads

STS-74 landing, Florida, USA, November 20, 1995. Creator: NASA
STS-74 landing, Florida, USA, November 20, 1995. Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of its STS-74 mission touches down on the runway at the Kennedy Space Center

Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area, 1972. The Apollo 17 spacecraft, containing astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H

Apollo 9 Splashdown, 1969. Creator: NASA
Apollo 9 Splashdown, 1969. The Apollo 9 Command Module " Gumdrop", with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L

Apollo 17 splashdown, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 splashdown, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) " America", with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H

STS-84 landing, Florida, USA, May 24, 1997. Creator: NASA
STS-84 landing, Florida, USA, May 24, 1997. Framed by the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, at left, and the Mate-Demate Device

Apollo 13 Splashdown, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Splashdown, 1970. A perilous space flight comes to a smooth ending with the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) in the south Pacific Ocean

Endeavour Nears Splashdown, 1971. Creator: NASA
Endeavour Nears Splashdown, 1971. The Apollo 15 Command Module " Endeavour", with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B

Apollo 16 Recovery, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 16 Recovery, 1972. The Apollo 16 command module, with astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II and Charles M. Duke Jr

Airman using a parachute during the Second World War, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown
Airman using a parachute during the Second World War, 1941. The " free" parachute type is standardised in the R.A.F. and with it parachutist jumps with the pack attached

View from on board a plane, 1931. Creator: Unknown
View from on board a plane, 1931. Du Bord D Un Avion. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 15 February 1931]

Parachute Packers, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Parachute Packers, c1943. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II

Heinecke parachute, c1918, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Heinecke parachute made of silk by Schro der & Co, c1918, (1932). Otto Heinecke, a German airship ground crewman, designed a parachute which the German air service introduced in 1918

Parachute jump, c1919, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Parachute jump, c1919, (1932). Parachute activated manually during jump from a biplane. American Leslie Leroy Irvin (1895-1966) made the first premeditated free-fall parachute jump in 1919

Parachute deployment process, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Parachute deployment process, 1932. Diagram showing the various stages of a parachute jump. From " Die Eroberung Der Luft", (The Conquest of the Air)

Parachute landing, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Parachute landing, 1932. Successful landing after parachute jump. From " Die Eroberung Der Luft", (The Conquest of the Air), cigarette card album produced by the Garba ty cigarette factory

The Parachute of Fauste Veranzio, 1617, (1932). Creator: Unknown
The Parachute of Fauste Veranzio, 1617, (1932). The inventor Fauste Veranzio (Faust Vrancic) developed a parachute after studying Leonardo da Vincis sketches of one

Thornblad parachute, 1928, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Tho rnblad parachute, 1928, (1932). Parachute patented in 1928 by Swedish inventor Axel Raoul Tho rnblad. From " Die Eroberung Der Luft", (The Conquest of the Air)

Lenormands parachute, 1783, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Lenormands parachute, 1783, (1932). French chemist, physicist and inventor Louis-Se bastien Lenormand (1757-1837) is considered as the first man to make a witnessed descent with a parachute

Young Woman Jumping from the Kiyomizu Temple Balcony with an Umbrella as a Parachute, 1765. Private Collection

Portrait of Andre-Jacques Garnerin (1769-1823), Late 18th cent
Portrait of Andre -Jacques Garnerin (1769-1823), Late 18th cent. Private Collection

A Thrilling Moment, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

Loom of life (testing parachutes for the Fleet Air Arm, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Loom of life (testing parachutes for the Fleet Air Arm), 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Aerial photographers fixing on parachute harnesses before making an ascent, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

How the inventor of the aeroplane first got the idea during a landslip, c1918 (1919). Artist: W Heath Robinson
How the inventor of the aeroplane first got the idea during a landslip in the Pyrenees, c1918 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

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