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Official visit by HRH Prince Philip to RAF Abingdon, April 1954, to inspect new parachuting techniques.

Parachute Jump Instructor Sgt Pete Bing demonstrates the new reserve chute for the first time.

It was Sgt Bing's staff that trialled the reserved chute which was then to become standard issue.

Sgt Pete Bing and HRH Prince Philip, RAF Abingdon, 1954.

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