Adeline Gray, married names Johnson and Graf, (1915/16 – September 27, 1975) was an early American parachutist. She is thought to have been one of the...
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Aaron Gray, basketball player for the Detroit Pistons Adam Gray, American politician Adeline Gray (parachutist) (1915/16–1975), American parachutist Adrian...
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were made of silk until World War II cut off supplies from Japan. After Adeline Gray made the first jump using a nylon parachute in June 1942, the industry...
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engineer. Due to WWII shortages, nylon replaced silk for the main chute. Adeline Gray made a demonstration jump to prove to the Army that it worked. By 1942...
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