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Paratroopers search under a vehicle in Cyprus, 1956.
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Troops in Cyprus body search local men.
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Members of 249 Field Company RE in glider with airborne vehicles.
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Member of 249 Field Company RE in glider with airborne motorcycle.
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Men of 249 Field Company sit in glider with bicycles.
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Lt-Col Payton DSO, OC of 7th KOSB 1943-45.
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Early Russian paratrooper just after landing.
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Russian medics ready to take off.
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Russian paratroopers after landing.
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Photo of Russian airborne soldiers who have just exited their aircraft.
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French airborne soldiers.
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French airborne soldiers demonstrate accurate parachute drops.
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The first of a stick of German paras exits the aircraft.
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Thuronitis Bridge, Crete, 1941.
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German airborne forces.
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Equipped German paratrooper.
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After 5 weeks of training, a parachutist makes his first leap from a stationary plane.
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German paratroops at Ypenburg Military Airfield.
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German paratroops under fire in Crete, 1941.
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German JU52 transport plane on fire from ground troops, Crete.
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German parachutists landing and a Ju52 on fire, Crete.
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German recruit on parachute training course.
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German paratrooper on exit from the aircraft.
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US airborne soldiers on parachute training course.
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Men of the US 504th Parachute Battalion get ready to exit the aircraft, 1942.
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A field director (third from left) accompanies US paratroopers into battle.
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US paratrooper having just exited the aircraft.
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A 105mm howitzer supported by two 100ft G-11 chutes, during an 82nd AB Div exercise.
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A US paratrooper stands with rifle.
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Paratrooper of 501st Parachute Battalion exits plane after inspection.
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US airborne soldiers with heavy drop equipment.
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Early Italian parachuting experiments.
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Early statichute experiments by Italians.
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Italians experiment with using statichute for military use.
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Early Italian experiments with hand operated grip on belt.
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Italians did the earliest experiments with statichutes for military airborne use.
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