HIT THE SILK PARACHUTES PARACHUTING EJECTION SEATS 32294

This wonderful 1940s Castle FIlm entitled HIT THE SILK shows the story of parachutes and parachuting, including some terrific historical footage from WWI and WWII. At the :45 second mark, there's footage of a gigantic hot air balloon being used as a sideshow stunt, with girls jumping from the balloon once it reaches high altitude. World War I footage is shown at the 1:30 mark, with observers in hot air balloons escaping burning observation balloons. At the 2 minute mark, a Russell Parachute is shown, cap