▁and ▁Ir vin ▁making ▁the ▁jump , ▁the ▁new ▁ch ute ▁performed ▁f law lessly , ▁though ▁Ir vin ▁broke ▁his ▁an k le ▁on ▁landing . ▁ ▁Less ▁than ▁two ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁Air ▁Ch ute ▁Company ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁first ▁par ach ute ▁designer ▁and ▁manufact urer . ▁Leg end ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁' I r vin ' ▁was ▁in ad vert ently ▁changed ▁to ▁' I r ving ' ▁by ▁a ▁secretary ▁who ▁mistaken ly ▁tack ed ▁a ▁' g ' ▁on ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁name , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁never ▁bother ed ▁to ▁correct ▁the ▁mistake ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁An ▁early ▁bro ch ure ▁of ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁Air ▁Ch ute ▁Company ▁cred its ▁William ▁O ' Con nor ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁at ▁McC ook ▁Field ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁saved ▁by ▁an ▁Ir ving ▁par ach ute . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁Ir vin ' s ▁company ▁instit uted ▁the ▁C ater p ill ar ▁Club , ▁award ing ▁a ▁gold ▁pin ▁to ▁pil ots ▁who ▁successfully ▁ba iled ▁out ▁of ▁disabled ▁aircraft ▁using ▁an ▁Ir ving ▁par ach ute . ▁ ▁Ir ving ▁Air ▁Ch ute ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁largest ▁par ach ute ▁manufact urer ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁ 4 5 ▁foreign ▁countries ▁were ▁using ▁Ir ving ▁par ach utes , ▁including