Joined by Jumpwings

Greetings readers - thanks for stopping by.

I have been doing a lot of descriptions lately, we have so many items in here right now descriptions and photos have been assimilated into my daily duties - as well as many other folks here.

Today I have been working on trying to identify different jump wings from around the world. As each small packet comes across my desk, usually containing four or five different sets, I know a challenge is ahead, as the wings themselves are as diverse as the countries' soldiers who wore them. There is a great reference book (Parachute Wings by Bragg and Turner), but even it does not contain them all - and, as most of you know, flipping through pages of a reference book trying to find common traits between an item you are holding in your and a picture in a reference book is not exactly a walk in the park.

The Internet, of course, has proven useful in identifying many of these items. But on a recent search (I think I Googled "Jumpwing identification") I came across a very interesting article and I thought some of you may appreciate me sharing the discovery.

The article was absolutely no help in identifying the specimen in front of me, but was an interesting look into a short-lived bond between a man working in a hospital and an older man getting x-rays...and the thing they had in common. It's not very long and is a good read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did - click Silver Wings and a Golden Ager to read.