This wedding dress was made from a parachute that saved Maj. Claude Hensinger during WWII.
Well, the dress is actually made from the parachute that saved her husbands life during World War II.
It was then that their engine caught fire and they were forced to evacuate the plane.
Claude made it to the ground with only minor injuries.
The parachute proved valuable beyond a relatively safe landing.
He later took it home to Pennsylvania, where he proposed to Ruth in 1947.
The result is beautiful; you’d never realize the elaborate garment was once a nylon parachute.
During WWII, the parachutes of soldiers became wedding dresses for their fiancees.
The Hensingers story isnt the only instance of a parachute becoming a wedding dress.
His parachute protected George from flying metal and saved his life.
My father came home with this parachute filled with holes,his daughter, Kate explained.
If the parachute were not there, it would have killed him.
It’s a story of bravery.
It’s a story of hope.
It’s a story of future.
