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[Balloon parachute diagram, December 23, 1918] (Item)

Balloon parachute diagram created by the Balloon Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, December 23, 1918. Shows former folding method which occasionally resulted in the parachute opening in two lobes.

[Memorandum from First Lieutenant Wilbur D. Kennedy to Chief, Technical Section, November 14, 1918] (Item)

Memorandum from First Lieutenant Wilbur D. Kennedy to Chief, Technical Section, November 14, 1918. Reports on a number of parachute demonstrations and makes suggestions for parachute types to implement. Three typed pages.

[Special Orders No. 7 (extract), Headquarter Air Service, November 4, 1918] (Item)

Special Orders No. 7 (extract), Headquarter Air Service, Army Group, American Expeditionary Forces, November 4, 1918. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy to Paris to participate in board of officers conducting parachute experiments. One typed page, two copies.