A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute Auction cut off their retreat across

cut off their retreat across the Tserna River

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

Combats in the Air Reports

complete with gold straight bar suspension and gold buckle

before being discharged on April 28th and posted to the Reinforcement Depot at Le Havre

A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute Auction cut off their retreat acrossA 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