Item: US Army WW2 D-Day Paratrooper Airborne Spot Camo Parachute Section

Markings: The classic "AN" for Army-Navy acceptance stamped in blue at the left hand front.

Dimensions: Measures about 52.5" x 19.5" in an uneven rectangular shape.

Condition: This parachute section is in Very Good Condition. It has been recently hand cut with pinking shears, resulting in some fraying and uneven cutting to the edges. A few pinholes and some brownish spot soiling at the lower right hand front corner. Retains a great amount of the vibrant spot camouflage colors. Boasts 4 horizontal rows of OD stitching across the top edge, and two diagonal rows of OD stitching along the middle.

Historical Background: The US military saw the success of German paratroopers in 1940, and quickly set about creating its own elite airborne units. US paratroopers jumped on Sicily in Operation Husky in 1943, and dropped into Normandy during the D-Day invasion in 1944. Those "devils in baggy pants" were issued a distinctive spot camouflage parachute, any surviving sections of which remain scarce today. We have shown a photo of Matthew Leitch as Sergeant Talbert in "Band of Brothers" wearing a makeshift scarf from a similar spot camouflage parachute section.

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