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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 04:49:11 -0400
From: Michael Doelle <MichaelDoelle@co*.co*>
Subject: Re: Wings
To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
Cc: techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>

Jim,

>>Joel, the first parachutists did not use a backup chute and it worked =

fine for them. Uh, at least most of the time. But when the idea came up =

to have a backup chute everbody started using them.<<

German paratroopers did not use backups in WWII.

mika

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