Parachutes - Revision history

Moleski at 13:39, 5 June 2012

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	Earhart and Noonan picked up two Irvin parachutes in Port Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937. ''[[Last Flight]]'' says they left the parachutes behind in Port Darwin, but that may be correct. A contemporary newspaper account suggests that the parachutes were collected in Darwin. From [[FA\|''Finding Amelia'']]:		Earhart and Noonan picked up two Irvin parachutes in Port Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937. ''[[Last Flight]]'' says they left the parachutes behind in Port Darwin, but that may not be correct. A contemporary newspaper account suggests that the parachutes were collected in Darwin. From [[FA\|''Finding Amelia'']]:

	"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).		"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).

Moleski at 23:59, 26 March 2012

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	Earhart and Noonan picked up two Irvin parachutes in Port Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937. ''[[Last Flight]]'' says they left the parachutes behind in Port Darwin, but that~~'s wrong~~. A contemporary newspaper account ~~makes it clear~~ that the ~~'chutes~~ were collected in Darwin. From [[FA\|''Finding Amelia'']]:		Earhart and Noonan picked up two Irvin parachutes in Port Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937. ''[[Last Flight]]'' says they left the parachutes behind in Port Darwin, but that may be correct. A contemporary newspaper account suggests that the parachutes were collected in Darwin. From [[FA\|''Finding Amelia'']]:

	"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).		"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).

Moleski: /* Irvin vs. Irving Parachutes */

2012-02-05T11:53:40Z

Irvin vs. Irving Parachutes

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	"Irvin did not invent the parachute, but he worked ambitiously on developing a parachute that could be worn by the user and operated by a manual ripcord. When he demonstrated a silk version of his parachute design in April 1919 in Dayton, Ohio, he was awarded a military contract by the U.S. Army. What had begun as a prototype created on a borrowed millinery sewing machine in Buffalo became the "Irving Air Chute Company" in June 1919. (The company name was the result of a typographic error and remained until 1970.)"[http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2008/irving_air_chutes/irving_air_chutes.htm]		"Irvin did not invent the parachute, but he worked ambitiously on developing a parachute that could be worn by the user and operated by a manual ripcord. When he demonstrated a silk version of his parachute design in April 1919 in Dayton, Ohio, he was awarded a military contract by the U.S. Army. What had begun as a prototype created on a borrowed millinery sewing machine in Buffalo became the "Irving Air Chute Company" in June 1919. (The company name was the result of a typographic error and remained until 1970.)"[http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2008/irving_air_chutes/irving_air_chutes.htm]

			== Links ==
			* [http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2008/irving_air_chutes/irving_air_chutes.htm "Irving Air Chutes."]

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Moleski at 02:35, 10 January 2012

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	Earhart and Noonan picked up two Irvin parachutes in Port Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937. ''Last Flight'' says they left the parachutes behind in Port Darwin, but that's wrong. A contemporary newspaper account makes it clear that the 'chutes were collected in Darwin. From [[FA\|''Finding Amelia'']]:		Earhart and Noonan picked up two Irvin parachutes in Port Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937. ''[[Last Flight]]'' says they left the parachutes behind in Port Darwin, but that's wrong. A contemporary newspaper account makes it clear that the 'chutes were collected in Darwin. From [[FA\|''Finding Amelia'']]:

	"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).		"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).

Moleski at 12:47, 18 December 2010

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Moleski: /* Irvin vs. Irving Parachutes */

2010-06-07T18:46:54Z

Irvin vs. Irving Parachutes

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Moleski: /* Irvin vs. Irving Parachutes */

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Moleski at 18:45, 7 June 2010

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Moleski at 16:54, 11 January 2010

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	"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).		"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).

			== Irvin vs. Irving Parachutes ==

			"Irvin did not invent the parachute, but he worked ambitiously on developing a parachute that could be worn by the user and operated by a manual ripcord. When he demonstrated a silk version of his parachute design in April 1919 in Dayton, Ohio, he was awarded a military contract by the U.S. Army. What had begun as a prototype created on a borrowed millinery sewing machine in Buffalo became the "Irving Air Chute Company" in June 1919. (The company name was the result of a typographic error and remained until 1970.)"[http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2008/irving_air_chutes/irving_air_chutes.htm]

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Moleski at 20:46, 10 January 2010

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	Earhart and Noonan picked up two Irvin parachutes in Port Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937. "Last Flight" says they left the parachutes behind in Port Darwin, but that's wrong. A contemporary newspaper account makes it clear that the 'chutes were collected in Darwin. From [[FA\|''Finding Amelia'']]:		Earhart and Noonan picked up two Irvin parachutes in Port Darwin, Australia on June 28, 1937. ''Last Flight'' says they left the parachutes behind in Port Darwin, but that's wrong. A contemporary newspaper account makes it clear that the 'chutes were collected in Darwin. From [[FA\|''Finding Amelia'']]:

	"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).		"The correspondent for the Sydney, Australia, newspaper who was present for the Electra’s arrival in Darwin told a different story: 'The first thing she did after being officially welcomed was to inquire if parachutes, part of the emergency equipment for the Pacific crossing in front of her, had arrived from America. They reached here more than a week ago. . . . Fully tested and ready for immediate use, the parachutes were waiting in Mr. Collins’s office.' (Alan Collins was the civil aviation officer for Darwin.) Earhart made no mention of the parachutes in her press release, but a photograph taken that day shows her and Noonan in front of the Electra’s cabin door with what appears to be a pile of items about to be loaded aboard the airplane. Two parachutes are clearly visible" (65).