Balloon Jumps
'Pip' Tyler remembers recruits were told a descent from a static balloon at 800ft would take just 28 seconds. A parachute descent from an aircraft would take rather longer, as the aircraft slipstream slowed the initial descent:
'One drops vertically for a hundred feet until the chute opens with a loud bang, and prayed the paratroops prayer on the way down. “God bless the WAAF who packed it [the parachute].”’
See Also:
Parachute Balloon Training Company
A short article which originally appeared in the Pegasus Journal January 1953. The author was unidentified.
about Some experiences of a Balloon Crew Detachment Commander
by ParaData Editor
A short article by Private O Fairnington, printed in the Pegasus Journal January 1956, described life in a balloon crew of the Parachute Balloon Training Company.
about Life in a Balloon Crew
by ParaData Editor
Airborne Assault is grateful for Marks & Spencer's support of ParaData in memory of the late Major John Timothy MC**, a distinguished and brave officer, and long serving M&S employee.
