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Three paratroopers refuel a helicopter in a jungle clearing, Borneo.
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Two paratroopers tackle some paperwork in Cyprus, 1956.
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Troops in Cyprus body search local men.
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The first of a stick of German paras exits the aircraft.
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Thuronitis Bridge, Crete, 1941.
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The Prior family celebrate a birthday.
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Three men of 1st Parachute Squadron RE preparing a road with concrete.
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Two men of 1st Airborne Division run along a beach in training for seaborne landings, August 1943
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Two RAMC orderlies lifting a man on a stretcher during an exercise, North Africa, 1943
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Two paratroopers lying behind fold in ground whilst a third stands and throws a No.36 grenade. July 1943.
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Three paratroopers stand in a wooded area at night. One helps the other with his kit.
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Two paratroopers use a PIAT.
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Two men of 2nd Parachute Battalion take cover behind rocks at Medjez el Bab, November 1942.
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Three men from a 3-inch mortar team loading ammunition, North Africa, 1943
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Two soldiers fill water bottles at a well in Oudna. A local woman looks at the camera.
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Three paratroopers in separate formal solo portraits.
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Trainee adopting the parachute position on landing, poss RAF Netheravon.
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The Viceroy of India Lord Linlithgow inspects parachute with Sqn Ldr Brereton at New Delhi, 1941.
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Tablet commemorating No. 1 Parachute Training School.
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Two female parachute packers at work.
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Troops emplaning for air familiarisation training before jumping.
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Three paratroopers wearing early experimental head protection.
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The first of a parachute stick waits for the green light before jumping from the aircraft.
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The Airborne motorcycle.
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Three members of Russian Airborne Forces raise flags including the Union Flag.
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Troops inside a Hotspur Glider.
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The Hawker Hector aircraft in flight.
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Three war correspondents in uniform and with cameras talk to their colleagues.
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Two correspondents from the 1st Airborne Film Unit drink tea in a jeep.
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Two paratroopers with Sten guns enter a destroyed school.
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Two mortar crew get their 3 inch mortar in position.
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Three mortar crew get their 3 inch mortar in position.
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Three privates of B Company rest in a dug-out, April/May 1944.
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Three officers from A Company 3rd Parachute Battalion sit on a wall in a courtyard.
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Typical accomodation for soldiers during the early days of the troubles.
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Two paratroopers on a foot patrol through a housing estate.
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The destruction done to the Officers' Mess by an IRA bomb can be seen.
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Two armed paratroopers on vehicle patrol, Northern Ireland, undated.
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The aftermath of a bomb explosion. Paratroopers and civilians look nervously around amid debris.
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