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Old 16-06-2008, 00:23   #4
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Re: WW2 parachutes ...question for military buffs

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Originally Posted by West Ender View Post
Before the war my dad worked for British Celanese in Spondon. On my birth certificate it shows his wartime occupation and, in brackets, his peacetime job - "printer's engraver at artificial silk manufacturers". Maybe Celanese silk was the silk they were using, it was around for at least 10 years before the war.
thanks for probably the correct answer , I'd heard of Celanese but never really knew what it was , lots of links on the web
http://www.answers.com/topic/hoechst...on?cat=biz-fin
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