parachute

The last time I visited the Canadian Air and Space museum at Rockcliffe (a suburb of Ottawa, Canada) I noticed that the huge south wall was blank. The only exhibit was a dilapidated ejection seat that a young guide was trying to explain to tour groups. Her explanation left me under-whelmed. Mind...

Back around 1980, G. Q. Parachutes (UK) published a corporate history entitled "Saved From Peril" or "Saved From Distress" or something like that. I saw a copy in a Boston bookstore in 1985. I have been kicking myself for not buying it!!!! By 1994, not even the G. Q. factory had any spare...