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Members of 23 PFA up at 800ft for Balloon Jump onto Queens Avenue,  1988.
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Members of 23 PFA up at 800ft for Balloon Jump onto Queens Avenue, 1988.
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Men of 144 PFA after a first Balloon jump
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Men of 144 PFA after a first Balloon jump
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Men on balloon continuation training prior to Normandy and Arnhem, 1944
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Men on balloon continuation training prior to Normandy and Arnhem, 1944
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Parachute Balloon Training Unit early 1950s
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Parachute Balloon Training Unit early 1950s
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Parachute Balloon, RAF Abingdon, 1960s.
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Parachute Balloon, RAF Abingdon, 1960s.
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Parachute trainees climb into a balloon cage prior to a training jump.
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Parachute trainees climb into a balloon cage prior to a training jump.
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Parachute trainees climb into a balloon cage prior to a training jump.
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Parachute trainees climb into a balloon cage prior to a training jump.
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Parachute training using a barrage balloon at Ringway. This method of training was still used into the 1990s.
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Parachute training using a barrage balloon at Ringway. This method of training was still used into the 1990s.
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Paras await their balloon jump at RAF Weston on the Green, July 1984
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Paras await their balloon jump at RAF Weston on the Green, July 1984
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Paratroopers over Hankley Common, date unknown.
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Paratroopers over Hankley Common, date unknown.
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Photograph taken for the Chicago Tribune, probably RAF Ringway, 22 May 1941
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Photograph taken for the Chicago Tribune, probably RAF Ringway, 22 May 1941
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Preparing for a parachute drop from a balloon
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Preparing for a parachute drop from a balloon
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Tagged content

Balloon Jumps
Balloon Jumps
Life in a Balloon Crew
Life in a Balloon Crew
Parachute Balloon Training Company RAF Cardington
Parachute Balloon Training Company RAF Cardington
Some experiences of a Balloon Crew Detachment Commander
Some experiences of a Balloon Crew Detachment Commander
Warrant Officer Class 2 Percy Tyler
Warrant Officer Class 2 Percy Tyler

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