009464 Accession Number: 009464

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BRITAIN'S PARATROOPS. THESE PICTURES OF PARATROOPS UNDER INSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AT A SECRET R.A.F. STATION IN BRITAIN, WHERE THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE ARE COLLABORATING IN THE TRAINING. A PARACHUTIST MAKES HIS FIRST DESCENT ON A GUIDED PARACHUTE FROM A TOWER 125 FEET HIGH - AFTER THIS THEY TRANSFER TO A PARACHUTE WHICH IS HAULED TO THE TOP OF A TOWER AND THEN RELEASED TO MAKE A COMPLETELY FREE DESCENT. THE PHOTOGRAPHER CATCHES THE PARACHUTIST AT A UNIQUE ANGLE - GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS STANDING ON ONE OF THE TOWERS.

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Accession Number
009464
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c August 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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