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"Secrets of the Silk Sailors" by James Floyd Smith. James was a test pilot and instructor for Glenn Martin, and he invented the manually operated parachute for the Army in 1918.
 
  • This pictorial article details the basics of Free Fall Parachuting.

This is a 4+ page magazine article from 1934
Pages measure 6 1/2" x 9".

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