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In honour of Movember, here is a selection of some of the finest Airborne facial hair through the years.

During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

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C/Sgt Mark Magreehan 2 PARA Small Strike Team Op Herrick XIII Afghanistan 2011
C/Sgt Mark Magreehan 2 PARA Small Strike Team Op Herrick XIII Afghanistan 2011
Pte Josh Leakey, date unknown.
Pte Josh Leakey, date unknown.
A fine Mo
A fine Mo
Lt Col Bruce Harvey receiving his DSO from Gen Montgomery, 1944.
Lt Col Bruce Harvey receiving his DSO from Gen Montgomery, 1944.
L/Cpl Bill Bentley MM with parents at Buckingham Palace, 1982
L/Cpl Bill Bentley MM with parents at Buckingham Palace, 1982
Sgt Clarke in Mess Kit (2 PARA)
Sgt Clarke in Mess Kit (2 PARA)
Major Phil Neame c1982
Major Phil Neame c1982
Members of 2 PARA Small Strike Team Op Herrick XIII Afghanistan 2011
Members of 2 PARA Small Strike Team Op Herrick XIII Afghanistan 2011
Three officers of A Coy, 2nd Parachute Battalion, stand in the Beja area of Tunisia, 1943.
Three officers of A Coy, 2nd Parachute Battalion, stand in the Beja area of Tunisia, 1943.
CSM Jolly Kyrenia Cyprus 1951
CSM Jolly Kyrenia Cyprus 1951
'Yank' Thayer standing next to Argentinian Pucara A-527 at Goose Green, blown apart by a Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU)
'Yank' Thayer standing next to Argentinian Pucara A-527 at Goose Green, blown apart by a Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU)
Sgt Phil Stout & Lt Murrary McMahon
Sgt Phil Stout & Lt Murrary McMahon
Soldiers 'Yank' and 'Egor' of the Close Observation Point (COP), 2 PARA, Northern Ireland, 1980
Soldiers 'Yank' and 'Egor' of the Close Observation Point (COP), 2 PARA, Northern Ireland, 1980
Cpl George ‘Geordie’ Guthrie & Pte ‘Bob’ Hilton, 2 PARA, Int Sect, in the rear of a covert van, South Armagh, 1984.
Cpl George ‘Geordie’ Guthrie & Pte ‘Bob’ Hilton, 2 PARA, Int Sect, in the rear of a covert van, South Armagh, 1984.
Cpl Joe Lee, 1 PARA, 1976.
Cpl Joe Lee, 1 PARA, 1976.
Cpl Joe Lee takes the Salute as 1 PARA marches past on the occasion of his leaving the Army after 22 year's service, 1976.
Cpl Joe Lee takes the Salute as 1 PARA marches past on the occasion of his leaving the Army after 22 year's service, 1976.
2 PARA soldier reads a letter from home. Borneo, 1965.
2 PARA soldier reads a letter from home. Borneo, 1965.
Paratrooper on jungle patrol, Borneo.
Paratrooper on jungle patrol, Borneo.
2 PARA main base, Macedonia, September 2001.
2 PARA main base, Macedonia, September 2001.
2 PARA main base, Macedonia, September 2001.
2 PARA main base, Macedonia, September 2001.
Sgt Bob Hilton, 2 PARA, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2002
Sgt Bob Hilton, 2 PARA, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2002
Light relief on Norland - 2 PARA's "Intelligence" Officer, Captain Alan Coulson, with Captain Mike Ford.
Light relief on Norland - 2 PARA's "Intelligence" Officer, Captain Alan Coulson, with Captain Mike Ford.
Members of 3 PARA with a captured Argentine 105mm Howitzer, Falklands, 14 June 1982.
Members of 3 PARA with a captured Argentine 105mm Howitzer, Falklands, 14 June 1982.
Tom Godwin and Acting TQMS WO2 Dell, Ascension Island, 1982
Tom Godwin and Acting TQMS WO2 Dell, Ascension Island, 1982
Phil Neame carrying a Bergen, MV Norland, 1982
Phil Neame carrying a Bergen, MV Norland, 1982
'Bob' Hilton and Mark Chadwick, D Coy, 2 PARA, Sierra Leone, May 2000.
'Bob' Hilton and Mark Chadwick, D Coy, 2 PARA, Sierra Leone, May 2000.
Another fine Mo
Another fine Mo
Pte 'Eddie' Edwards and the lads in Sangin, Afghanistan, 2006
Pte 'Eddie' Edwards and the lads in Sangin, Afghanistan, 2006

Solo photos

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Solo photograph of RSM JC Lord, undated.
Solo photograph of RSM JC Lord, undated.
Major Mewse, Canal Zone, 1952.
Major Mewse, Canal Zone, 1952.
Sgt Tom Blakey on patrol during Op Herrick IV, Afghanistan, 2006.
Sgt Tom Blakey on patrol during Op Herrick IV, Afghanistan, 2006.
Sgt Tom Blakey at Musa Qala, Herrick IV, Afghanistan, 2006.
Sgt Tom Blakey at Musa Qala, Herrick IV, Afghanistan, 2006.
Sgt Tom Blakey with a L85 SA80A2 Underslung Grenade Launcher, Herrick IV, Afghanistan, 2006.
Sgt Tom Blakey with a L85 SA80A2 Underslung Grenade Launcher, Herrick IV, Afghanistan, 2006.
Mark Magreehan at Kajaki, Op Herrick 8, Afghanistan, 2008.
Mark Magreehan at Kajaki, Op Herrick 8, Afghanistan, 2008.
Sgt Liney, Herrick VIII, Afghanistan, 2008.
Sgt Liney, Herrick VIII, Afghanistan, 2008.
Sgt Ted Barrett MM c1982
Sgt Ted Barrett MM c1982
Homage to airborne facial hair trends - Afghanistan April 2008.
Homage to airborne facial hair trends - Afghanistan April 2008.
Bob Hilton, Exercise Pegasus Strike, Scotland, July 1997.
Bob Hilton, Exercise Pegasus Strike, Scotland, July 1997.
Capt A Stewart, 4 PARA, after dropping onto Ginkel Heath, Arnhem, 22 September 2012.
Capt A Stewart, 4 PARA, after dropping onto Ginkel Heath, Arnhem, 22 September 2012.
Sergeant J Knowles c1944
Sergeant J Knowles c1944
L/Cpl Peter McKinley, MC. 11 November 2012.
L/Cpl Peter McKinley, MC. 11 November 2012.

Group photos

Men from 2nd Parachute Battalion, Palestine, 1946.
Men from 2nd Parachute Battalion, Palestine, 1946.
Members of 2nd Para Battalion Barletta, 1943.
Members of 2nd Para Battalion Barletta, 1943.
Members of 3 PARA, C Coy's 'Tache-Off', Operation Herrick IV, 2006.
Members of 3 PARA, C Coy's 'Tache-Off', Operation Herrick IV, 2006.
Group photograph of the 2 PARA Judo team, 1980.
Group photograph of the 2 PARA Judo team, 1980.
Members of 2 PARA, late 1981.
Members of 2 PARA, late 1981.
Life Boat Drills, MV Norland, 1982
Life Boat Drills, MV Norland, 1982
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