General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

chute

Patents

N/A

General Description

White viscose-rayon fibre chute has stitching, lacings and reinforced edges of natural fibre [including silk and linen] and synthetic materials. Off-white heavy paper tag bearing printed text is fixed to parachute using metal staple.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

335.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Quebec

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This [sample ?] parachute was mfd. in Sept., 1943.

Canada

Unknown

Function

To control descent of reconnaissance aircraft flare by creating drag.

Technical

".... [the] synthetic textile industry appeared in the years just after the First War. The production of artificial silk, more properly known as viscose rayon, made from bleached wood pulp, began in Cornwall, Ontario in 1925, in a factory built by Courtaulds (Canada). A year later Celanese Canada began making acetate yarn in a new plant in Drummondville, Quebec. DuPont Canada was the first to manufacture nylon yarn in Canada at its factory in Kingston, Ontario in 1942. This secret material was initially used for parachutes but following the war was used to make nylon stockings." [Ref. 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"MANUFACTURED BY/ QUEBEC CONVERTERS LIMITED/ MONTREAL, CANADA/ SEP 1943 EXP. A 1/3" printed in black ink on parachute. "Q.C.L./ 3" stamped in black ink to left of mfr's markings. "VISCOSE/ RAYON/ FLARE/ CHUTE/ 1939-1945 War" printed by hand on tag fastened to parachute.

Missing

Unknown: appears complete. Possibly missing suspension rope.

Finish

White viscose-rayon fibre chute has stitching, lacings and reinforced edges of natural fibre [including silk and linen] and synthetic materials. Off-white heavy paper tag bearing printed text is fixed to parachute using metal staple.

Decoration

N/A