The use of the seat pack parachute made it necessary to lower the seat of the plane a distance equivalent to the thickness of the pack (gentleman on the right). Pictured to the left, the lap pack type for Observers, was worn by Lieutenant “Jimmie” Doolittle. (ca. 1923)
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