The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Three instructors at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare, together with a man in civilian clothing (background, centre), watch from the ground in the Drop Zone (DZ) as a trainee descends in what is probably his first parachute jump. He is undertaking the basic parachute training course at the school which is located at RAAF Base Williamtown. Two of the instructors are resting on the bonnet of a jeep with ARN 158480, on which is mounted a large loudspeaker pointing vertically. This allows the instructors to bark instructions to trainees as they make their descent. The civilian, who is holding a small bag, may be a medical doctor attending the exercise to provide first aid to trainees who suffer any injuries. Those trainees who pass the course will be posted to 1 Special Air Service (1 SAS) Company which has just been raised in Western Australia.
An instructor at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare waits on the ground as trainees descend towards the Drop Zone (DZ) in what is probably their f
After what was probably his first parachute jump, a trainee at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare gathers up his parachute on the ground in the Dr
Instructors at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare carry out a final check of the equipment of trainees before they board an aircraft for their fir
The Fan Tower at RAAF Base Williamtown is used by the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare to introduce trainees in the basic parachute training course
Supervised by instructors at RAAF Base Williamtown, students of the basic parachute training course at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare leap fro
Trainees at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare line up to board a RAAF Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft at RAAF Base Williamtown for their first parac