The Aviator's Dilemma: Why WWI Pilots Flew Without Parachutes

1914-1918 — Canvas in a coat hook, 'silk or the flak': why the British Army Board called the parachute unsafe, Pégoud's desperate 1913 leap, and the pilots who chose the burning plane over no chance at all.

Playlist by @parachute_history

11 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Why No Parachutes in WWI? The Deadly British Decision Explained — Caliban Rising - Aviation History
2. WW1's Shocking Parachute Controversy — Along These Lines
3. Why WW1 Pilots Didn’t Have Parachutes — Beyond The Front
4. Why World War I Pilots Flew Without Parachutes — Hidden Frequencies
5. The DARK and BRUTAL History of WWI Pilots — Unbelievable true stories
6. Why You Should Live an Inch from Death: The History of Skydiving — An Interesting History
7. Adolphe Pégoud first hooking to a cable, parachute jump and loop in 1913 — Aviation videos archives part1 1900-1935
8. He Fell 10,000 Feet Without a Parachute… and Lived | WW1 Untold Story — Shadows of War
9. Examples of parachute use in first half of 20th Century HD Stock Footage — CriticalPast
10. Why was this German Pilot Killed in his Parachute? — TJ3 History
11. Top 6 Innovations for Aviation in World War 1 — Military Aviation History