[June 18, 2019] 100 years ago, Leslie Irvin took a leap of faith, making the first intentional freefall jump in history on April 19, 1919. Two months later, on June 18, 1919, he officially formed the Irvin Air Chute Company, known today as Airborne Systems. Leslie Irvin created the most successful parachute company in the […]
Last week, the Defense Logistics Agency awarded Airborne Systems with a letter of appreciation for 90% or above on-time delivery. We are proud to support and meet the needs of our warfighters and are honored to be recognized for our hard work. Read the letter below:
Over the past several months, Airborne Systems has released a special tribute each month commemorating the 100th anniversary of two momentous events for our founder Leslie Irvin. On June 18, 1919 Leslie incorporated the Irvin Air Chute Company which has continued to grow and thrive throughout the years to become what is today known as […]
Here are the answers to our 100 year anniversary crossword puzzle.
Enjoy a fun and challenging crossword puzzle centered around our 100 year anniversary and business. Answers will be posted in a week. Hint: our website will have some answers!
On April 19, 1919, Leslie Leroy Irvin made the world’s first premeditated freefall parachute descent using a rip cord, rather than using a canister or tether line attached to the aircraft to pull open the parachute. Working with the U.S. Army’s Air Service parachute research team, Irvin made the historic jump from a plane over […]
This past weekend, on November 3, 2018, Leslie Irvin was inducted into the International Skydiving Hall of Fame. Elizabeth Johnson, Director of Sales and Marketing at Airborne Systems, and Robert Sinclair, Chief Engineer of Space and Recovery at Airborne Systems, attended the banquet and proudly accepted Leslie Irvin’s award. The event was filled with skydiving […]
For our October 19th release to honor our 100 year anniversary coming up in June of 2019, we have designed a calendar full of historical facts about our story over the last 100 years! January: 1928: Leslie Irvin opens a factory dedicated solely to the production of Irving parachutes in Buffalo, NY. February: 1963: Landing […]
To celebrate our 100th anniversary this month, we are releasing our very special 100th anniversary coin! One side of the coin features the first freefall parachute, known as the “Model A” parachute. The opposite side features our 100 year logo. In beautiful antique silver accented by our signature Airborne blue.
In June of 2019, Airborne Systems will celebrate 100 years as the number one Military Parachute Company in the world! In order to properly commemorate this amazing accomplishment, each month we will be honoring our 100 year anniversary with a creative release. To kick off the first month, we thought a brief historical lesson in […]
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