PARACHUTE TROOPS TRAIN AT SECRET BRITISH AERODROME.—At a secret aerodrome in Britain a strong force of parachute troops is being trained. The effective use of parachute troops demands that the men be landed quickly and as close together as possible, and for this reason a special type of parachute, which is pulled open immediately the man leaves the plane, is employed.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24633, 14 June 1941, Page 5
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61PARACHUTE TROOPS TRAIN AT SECRET BRITISH AERODROME.—At a secret aerodrome in Britain a strong force of parachute troops is being trained. The effective use of parachute troops demands that the men be landed quickly and as close together as possible, and for this reason a special type of parachute, which is pulled open immediately the man leaves the plane, is employed. Otago Daily Times, Issue 24633, 14 June 1941, Page 5
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