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Robert Paul Thomas · 02-17-2011, 08:26 AM

Irving air chute company made the buckles for the military in the second world war for their parachutes. They were commissioned by GM in 1967 to proivide the buckles for their seat belts, hence "chute" buckles. Today, they make the chute system on the space shuttles.

02-17-2011, 08:26 AM	#4
Robert Paul Thomas 1967 C-10 SWB LS-6 T-56 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 425	Re: Chute buckles Irving air chute company made the buckles for the military in the second world war for their parachutes. They were commissioned by GM in 1967 to proivide the buckles for their seat belts, hence "chute" buckles. Today, they make the chute system on the space shuttles.