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Three paratroopers wearing early experimental head protection.
Three paratroopers wearing early experimental head protection.
Three paratroopers wearing early experimental head protection.
Three paratroopers wearing early experimental head protection.
A parachute stick from the fledgling 151 Battalion await order to emplane, Airlanding School India, 1941
A parachute stick from the fledgling 151 Battalion await order to emplane, Airlanding School India, 1941
A parachute stick from the fledgling 151 Battalion await order to emplane, Airlanding School India, 1941
A parachute stick from the fledgling 151 Battalion await order to emplane, Airlanding School India, 1941
Men from a parachute course in 1945 pose for the camera with their girlfriend's names written on their hats.
Men from a parachute course in 1945 pose for the camera with their girlfriend's names written on their hats.
Photo shows an early weapons container which holds the stick's guns during the drop.
Photo shows an early weapons container which holds the stick's guns during the drop.
Photo shows an early weapons container which holds the stick's guns during the drop.
Photo shows an early weapons container which holds the stick's guns during the drop.
Instructor teaches three recruits the parachute roll on a soft surface.
Instructor teaches three recruits the parachute roll on a soft surface.
Line of paratroops showing the early parachute smock and experimental head protection.
Line of paratroops showing the early parachute smock and experimental head protection.
Line of paratroops showing the early parachute smock and experimental head protection.
Line of paratroops showing the early parachute smock and experimental head protection.
The LLP Parachute from the DZ at RAF Weston on the Green
The LLP Parachute from the DZ at RAF Weston on the Green
Preparing the parachute equipment before our first jump from Skyvan, 1996
Preparing the parachute equipment before our first jump from Skyvan, 1996
A Parachute course stick photographed during the early parachute training days with their harnesses and headwear on.
A Parachute course stick photographed during the early parachute training days with their harnesses and headwear on.
A Parachute course stick photographed during the early parachute training days with their harnesses and headwear on.
A Parachute course stick photographed during the early parachute training days with their harnesses and headwear on.
Parachute jumping instructors recently arrived from Ringway in tropical helmets that were soon disregarded by all troops.
Parachute jumping instructors recently arrived from Ringway in tropical helmets that were soon disregarded by all troops.
An acrobatic exit from a Whitley aircraft during a training jump.
An acrobatic exit from a Whitley aircraft during a training jump.
Heavy drops landing during Exercise Dry Martini, 2 Para, Derna 1959
Heavy drops landing during Exercise Dry Martini, 2 Para, Derna 1959
Possibly the first training fatality from a parachute failing to open (centre left).
Possibly the first training fatality from a parachute failing to open (centre left).
Parachute training descent with kitbags at Tatton Park, April 1944
Parachute training descent with kitbags at Tatton Park, April 1944

Official accounts

Notes on the history and utilisation of the parachute - page 1
Notes on the history and utilisation of the parachute - page 1
Notes on the history and utilisation of the parachute - page 2
Notes on the history and utilisation of the parachute - page 2
Notes on the history and utilisation of the parachute - page 4
Notes on the history and utilisation of the parachute - page 4
Outline for lecture 'Adventures of an Edwardian Lady Parachutist, Dolly Shepherd'
Outline for lecture 'Adventures of an Edwardian Lady Parachutist, Dolly Shepherd'

Magazine extracts

Article about parachute training course at RAF Henlow in the mid-1920s.
Article about parachute training course at RAF Henlow in the mid-1920s.
Article about parachute training course at RAF Henlow in the mid-1920s.
Article about parachute training course at RAF Henlow in the mid-1920s.
Article about parachute training course at RAF Henlow in the mid-1920s.
Article about parachute training course at RAF Henlow in the mid-1920s.
Article about parachute training course at RAF Henlow in the mid-1920s.
Article about parachute training course at RAF Henlow in the mid-1920s.

Documents

GQ Statischute advert
GQ Statischute advert
GQ Parachute Advert, 1970
GQ Parachute Advert, 1970

Diagrams

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Diagrams showing deployment of the X Type, Parachute Training Manual, 1944
Diagrams showing deployment of the X Type, Parachute Training Manual, 1944
How not to land, Parachute Training Manual, 1944
How not to land, Parachute Training Manual, 1944
Sequence showing the deployment of the X Type, Parachute Training Manual, 1944
Sequence showing the deployment of the X Type, Parachute Training Manual, 1944
The perfect landing from the Parachute Training Manual, 1944
The perfect landing from the Parachute Training Manual, 1944
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet, showing X-Type Parachute
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet, showing X-Type Parachute
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.
Instruction sketches for parachute training pamphlet.

Group photos

A Parachute Stick from 151 Parachute Battalion pose for the camera while under training, India, Nov 1941
A Parachute Stick from 151 Parachute Battalion pose for the camera while under training, India, Nov 1941
8 Man Officer Stick, 151 Battalion, 1941
8 Man Officer Stick, 151 Battalion, 1941
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