A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute Auction complete with gold straight bar

complete with gold straight bar suspension and gold buckle

before being discharged on April 28th and posted to the Reinforcement Depot at Le Havre

with a shoelace in place of the original leather drawstring that has been lost to time

cut off their retreat across the Tserna River

A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute Auction complete with gold straight barA Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute; This parachute was manufactured on July 18, 1943 by the Fujikura Aircraft Industry Company Limited (founded in 1939), numbered "18804567" with anchor stamp. The exterior cover is fabricated from a water resistant canvas, the trim on the cover in orange cotton, with forest green cotton reinforcing patches in the corners, the cover encompassing a white silk parachute. The cover has a circular leather