Section of parachute silk and cord : Luftwaffe

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England, Surrey
Accession Number REL31812
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Physical description Silk
Maker Unknown
Date made Unknown
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Square section of blue/grey silk parachute fabric and piece of white and pale blue plaited silk cord.

History / Summary

This section of silk parachute fabric and plaited cord was taken from a German parachute mine dropped over Surrey, UK, by a Luftwaffe bomber in 1941.