JAPANESE PARACHUTE PIECE

Object/Artifact

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

JAPANESE PARACHUTE PIECE

Entry/Object ID

1981.120.001

Description

Piece of Japanese parachute. White swatch of silk. Explanation on card: "Torpedo bomber struck Naval Hospital Laboratory after it had discharged the torpedo. Pilot and two other men were killed. Dec. 7, 1941. Pearl Harbour, T.H."

Collection

Nautical Equipment Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1941

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Parachute

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Aerospace Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Aerospace Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Search Terms

Pearl Harbor

Material

Silk