A-5 Drop Container
Drop containers or drop bags were used
to drop heavy equipment that couldn’t be carried by the paratroopers.
The two end caps are made from heavy duty canvas lined with horsehair. The centre sections where made from either Griswold bags stitched together or in this instance heavy canvas lined with horsehair.
A parachute pack was attached to one end whilst a crash pad was attached to the other, the A-5 actually dropped to earth in a vertical position.
A coloured light was attached to each pack to allow quick recognition of its contents. Everything from guns to ammunition and explosives, medical supplies and rations where packed into the A-5 drop bag.