I seem to remember either hearing or reading that reserve chute's were not used by U.S 17th Airborne troops during Op Varsity March 1945...i'm not so sure this is correct...the other query i have is about the scarfe's worn by the 17th Airborne during this Op, i read that bright yellow British silk signal panels were torn up and used as scarfe's ...a bright yellow?...certainly no good for camo purposes!, if anyone can shed any light on either of these questions it would be greatly appreciated.
Winterdan
Winterdan