Original U.S. WWII 1941 USAAF Pilot Type B-8 Parachute by Pioneer Parachute Company Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns H Windler was a German

H Windler was a German surgical instrument maker working in the mid 1800s

This label is named in ink handwriting to what appears to be a General and it is here that we found the 1939 date which puts this at the end of the Spanish Civil War

Here’s your chance to own a set of one of the most iconic military uniforms in the world

The decal is still present and retained at about 60%

which are quite crisp

Original U.S. WWII 1941 USAAF Pilot Type B-8 Parachute by Pioneer Parachute Company Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns H Windler was a GermanOriginal Item: Only One Available. The B 8 back type parachute answered the problem of the awkward B 7. Originally designed by the Pioneer Parachute Company as their Model P3 B, the USAAFs copy (B 8) was standardized on October 1942. The new pack contained special bow stiffeners which increased flexibility and molded around the wearers back. The B 8 saw operational use in the ETO around late 1943, replacing the rigid B 7 and serving well into the