Could a parachute survive an explosion of that magnitude?
It appears to substantially intact.

G


"Dave Kearton" wrote in message
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TACAN wrote:
What is the large white "blob" in the centre that one of the soldiers
is holding. A parachute??




That would be my guess. If a plane was blown apart by a bomb, a
chute on a wing or in the cockpit couldn't be trusted anymore for life
support - but the silk would be reused elsewhere.



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Cheers

Dave Kearton