ok a bit of a odd ball subject , but bear with me , Foyles War the TV detective show has just began the third series over here in the US , and it got me to wondering ........where did the RAF get all the silk from for the parachutes , man made fibres were still in development , importation from the far-east was halted due to the 'Japanese sphere of economic influence' , we have all heard the stories about how the French women used parachute silk for recycling into underwear and such , I cannot believe that the RAF had the foresight to have enough stocks on hand, noting the complete lack of British foreward planing pre 1939,
I thought maybe India , but I have never really heard of India as big silk producing county , Thailand , Japan, China yes , but not India ...........anyone got any ideas
said it was an oddball subject .....thanks ......
