Show I OW Evolution of Parachute The Invention In of the parachute Is accredited to Sebastian and the device cle was used by him In 1784 In making a descent from nn an upper upper up up- per window from a u house In Lyons Lous The fir first t descent from a n balloon was made by hy In Paris In to 1707 1717 The first descent from frum nn an airplane was made In h hy by Captain Berry nerry at nl St. St Louis Mo Io A medium sized and weight parachute was used This parachute param para pora chute was fol folded ed and shipped into a 8 conical cj cylinder Under which was fOS tied underneath underneath un un- h the front end of ot the skid on ona ona ona a Benoist pusher her biplane piloted b bj Tony Janus As far for as we have been able to ascertain Lieutenant Macready Mac Mac- ready rady was the first man to make an emergency Jump from an airplane Washington Star |