Sutton Harness
Cliff, if my memory serves me right the "Sutton Harness"" was the webbing worn to enable the pack type parachute to be hooked on to the wearer. It was , probably by accident, very useful to grab on to if in some sort of emergency such as Ditching or moving an otherwise, difficult to get hold of body ! It rings more true to me than the "Safety Belt" in the Check List. On further thought I think that the proof is that the Pilot of a Halifax did not wear the webbing but had an unwieldy seat type parachute , If my memory is right( and I should not be the least surprised if someone finds that I am completely wrong.) Hope to be with you soon, Regle
SECOND THOUGHTS; I looked it up on Wik and there is a note that a pilot of a Spitfire died in a landing because of the severe strain of the central locking pin of his harness. Sutton evidently refers to the shoulder of any such restraint, Open to debate.
Last edited by regle; 14th Apr 2009 at 20:28.
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