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swadle



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:24 am    Post subject: Japanese lead chute Reply with quote
This chute was a pick up when my grandpa picked up his type 30 in the Philippines in 1944. Can any one translate it?







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swadle



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
A Japanese friend of mine said it says "emergency parachute for the pilot. letters next to 10476 says unit number". Would a pilot carry a rifle and if so would they carry a type 30? This chute belonged to the Japanese soilder that my grandpa got in to a fire fight with and where he got his type 30 rifle. Any information is helpful.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:53 pm    Post subject: rifle/chute Reply with quote
I don't think the rifle would have been carried in the cockpit. I believe it would have been something picked up on the ground to use in the absence of an airplane to fight from. Such neat stuff! Trey
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