Complete with its own parachute and packing cage, the Flying Flea could be dropped from an aircraft along with the troops provided a means of motorized battlefield transport not previously available.
The Flea was fitted into a steel tubular cage called the ‘Bird Cage’, which had a parachute attached to it. The cage aided in packing turning handlebars easily
One neat feature of the “Flying Flea” was its girder front end that was actually ‘sprung’ by thick rubber bands similar to cargo straps
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