FIGHTING FOREST FIRES
DROPPING MEN FROM PLANES BY PARACHUTE. AMERICAN EXPERIMENTS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. NEW YORK. October 15. The National Forest Service is experimenting with dropping firemen at the scene of newly-discovered forest fires in suits that are extraordinarily well padded to prevent injury on landing in rough country. The parachutes are designed to permit the firelighters to guide themselves Io the best landing places. The most essential part of the equipment includes a light two-way radio attached to a smaller parachute.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1939, Page 5
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83FIGHTING FOREST FIRES Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1939, Page 5
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