Nemo 0 #1 May 20, 2007 Alright, this thread may belong in 'gear and rigging', but check out the history here. From boingboing.net: A parachute for the bride That is all. Nemo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #2 May 20, 2007 That's very cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #3 May 20, 2007 "This wedding dress was made from a nylon parachute that saved the groom's life during World War II (1944)." I did not know they made them from nylon in '44, I thought they were silk. -Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,468 #4 May 20, 2007 They were twill fabric, I've seen the fabric. When my ex-wife was a little girl she had a doll with a dress made from the canopy one of her uncles used in a bailout over Europe in WW II. For some strange reason he brought all the way back to the US after the war. Jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 May 20, 2007 Not all that weird, my Mom had her wedding dress made from her brothers canopy... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genego 2 #6 May 21, 2007 I seem to remember a photo of a wedding dress made from a canopy with the data panal in the front of the dress. Believe that I saw it at DeWolfs loft.I live with fear and terror, but sometimes I leave her and go skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #7 May 21, 2007 Quote I seem to remember a photo of a wedding dress made from a canopy with the data panal in the front of the dress. Believe that I saw it at DeWolfs loft. Should be on ALL wedding dresses...Caution: May result in injury or death! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
