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Old 20-08-18, 01:36 PM
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Default Indian Airborne Wing?

This to me has all the hallmarks of a WW2 Indian Airborne parachute wing.

I would appreciate comments/thoughts.

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Old 20-08-18, 01:39 PM
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I would agree - although not an expert on these and welcoming further opinion.
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Certainly looks Indian WW2 to me.
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Old 20-08-18, 04:40 PM
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An honest genuine example , the dots /knots at the top of the parachute rigging line directly below the canopy are what i like to see - but that`s just my rule of thumb.
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Lovely WW2 example.

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Very nice example Jon,

Well done and thanks for sharing.

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Lots of manufacturers variations of these, I think, just from the photograph, you are okay with that example, they used to be very easy to find, sadly, those days are long gone, where did you find that one?

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This to me has all the hallmarks of a WW2 Indian Airborne parachute wing.

I would appreciate comments/thoughts.

Jon
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