tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12628743.post-43974035757099066142008-05-28T12:19:00.004-06:002008-05-28T12:36:57.525-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/SD2l4Td5m6I/AAAAAAAAAWo/eNGOpBLgRqU/s1600-h/jumpwing.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 151px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/SD2l4Td5m6I/AAAAAAAAAWo/eNGOpBLgRqU/s320/jumpwing.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205499131027102626" border="0" /></a><br />Greetings readers - thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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 (<span style="font-style: italic;">Parachute Wings</span> 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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 <a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3723/is_200301/ai_n9234938">Silver Wings and a Golden Ager</a> to read.Andrew Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10402751129736644396noreply@blogger.com0