Air & Space Magazine Parachute training A group of students pull on a parachute while an instructor explains how it operates. January 1942, Fort Worth, Texas. Arthur Rothstein / Library of Congress March 23, 2015 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source You Might Also Like The Rebirth of “America by Air” January 31, 2018 The First Airliner to Vanish August 22, 2017 Laika’s Tale November 1, 2007 Block That Bomb: How Cold Warriors Stopped Nuclear Smuggling September 18, 2020 Rescue for the Rescuers September 24, 2014 Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)