Image ID:  FHS3698
Image Date:  1960s
Image Title:  [Smokejumper descends.]
Image Caption:  Caption 1: First maneuverable parachute, with steering slots showing at back of canopy. Named for its inventor, veteran smokejumper Chester N. Derry.

Caption 2: Forest Service smokejumper descending toward a forest fire in Montana. Note steering slots at back of parachute canopy. Air escaping from the slots and three lobes or "tails" gives the jumper an 8 mph forward speed. He can make a 360 degree turn in about eight seconds pulling down on one of the guidelines.
Photographer:  Greeny
Use Restrictions:  Permission from the Forest History Society required for any use of this image.
Repository Contact Information:  Forest History Society, Inc.; 701 William Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701; Tel.: (919) 682-9319; Fax: (919) 682-2349.