Unknown Luftwaffe Parachute?

[skull181]

Can any one help with this Luftwaffe Parachute?

The Canopy is of small size, measuring just 60” diameter ( 152 cm).

It doesn't have the normal central hole, so the drop speed would have been relatively slow.

100% German Luftwaffe with it's "Betriebs Aufsicht" ( BA) Inspection Stamp and below it number 14019.

It carries the German manufacturers factory code ‘ECG’. (C&M Brüggemann KG, Mechanische Werkstätte / Flugzeug-Gerade).

They have manufactured parachute equipment since 1936.

No Fl. number, the stamps are an embroidered number inside that reads, 1365 and a embossed number W246909.

The colours are very bright and this would seem to be for recognition purposes.
Some Butterfly Bombs were painted Yellow with a Red Stripe, as a warning to "friendly troops", could that be a clue? :idea:

Was so it could be recovered and re-used? for what though?

I've never seen a Luftwaffe Parachute with these colours.

I'm baffled..

Any ideas?...

 

[Yodamaster]

Parachute for supply container ?


yoda

 

[skull181]

I would agree Yoda, but for what supplies?

Surely more would have been seen/documented.

I genuinely believe it is a warning of some sort, given the Colours.

Perhaps we will never know..

 

[AE501]

I doubt that it is a warning.
It is an identifier known to those on the ground so that they can go for the type of stores that require priority, due to their present situation.
They may need a radio before they need ammunition at that moment, or fuel to operate a particular vehicle.

 

[Yodamaster]

Have a look on this thread : http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/94179-Leaflet-Bomb

Let us think about the problem !
Eastern front, dropping of supply containers in snow. Parachute without central hole to limit the speed.
Fall in the snow and disappearance of the container, only the yellow-red parachute remains visible on the snow.

This can be a possibility, no ?


Yoda

 

[Tmine35]

To me the parachute seems to be too small for any container ( weight from 50 kilos upwards ). In manual pictures of parachutes for smallest containers, packed, seem to be about 30 cm diameter. Rather for a smaller target marker or...

 

[Grzesio]

A parachute made of yellow silk with red stripe in the middle of each segment was used in the naval 8,6 cm wire barrage rocket, described by the OP-1666. It had diameter of 90 cm and 50 cm depth, though.
On the other hand, a pilot parachute with 150 cm diameter, made of linen (colours unknown?), was used in the 15 cm wire barrage rocket.

 

[skull181]

Some very interesting ideas, hopefully some one will be able to say what it definitely used for..

I would go with Yodas idea of the chute being visible in snow or the sea.

We are slowly getting there... keep them coming :congrats:

 

[Alpini]

it think it's more likely a parachute of a LC50 series (or other) parachute flare.

 

[skull181]

Any Body got any pictures of a LC 50 Flare container?