PARACHUTE EQUALS 3,840 STOCKINGS
Material that would make 1,920 pairs of nylon hose goes into one small “ human escape ” parachute, of which a great number are manufactured in the United States. A single nylon glider rope accounts for material used in 17,000 pairs. Nylon also goes into light, water-repellant jungle tents used in the Pacific war area, and even into boot laces for tropical use where cotton would rot quickly.
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Korero (AEWS), Volume 2, Issue 17, 28 August 1944, Page 22
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70PARACHUTE EQUALS 3,840 STOCKINGS Korero (AEWS), Volume 2, Issue 17, 28 August 1944, Page 22
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