BRITAIN TRAINS A FORMIDABLE FORCE OF PARATROOPS
1. —Heavy planes,dropping parachutists from a few hundred feet above the aerodrome. 2. —The paratroops going on board. * 3. Each jumper helps to fold his silk parachute into its container. Great care is taken, as the lives of the men depend on the proper functioning of the parachute. 4. Rehearsing the jump. Trainees jumping from a dummy fuselage in the aerodrome. Counter- . balance weights help to reproduce the sensation of a real descent.
5. The troops collapsing their parachutes after landing. 6. The silk parachutes hung up in the drying room. ' 7. Ready to take-off. The parachute troops are paraded in front of their plane while a careful examination is made to ensure that their harness is correctly fitted. 8. -A scene in the fitting room, where each man has his harness adjusted and He must also sign the log book as evidence that these precautions have been taken; 9. “Here we come!” Parachutists grouped around the hole in the fuselage: from which they Jump.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24633, 14 June 1941, Page 5
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