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Colin Thomson, CO of 2 PARA with Margaret Thatcher who wears a red beret.
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Funeral for Padre Weston, killed at Aldershot by an IRA bomb, Liverpool 1972.
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Paratroopers attend a pre-operation briefing.
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Two paratroopers on a foot patrol through a housing estate.
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Paratrooper holding a SA 80 gun on foot patrol through a housing estate.
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Graffiti on a building wall giving the Irish view of many emergency tours.
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Joint Parachute Regiment and RUC foot patrol.
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Officers of HQ 16 Parachute Brigade stand in Aldershot barracks.
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Paratroopers including Captain Graham Gilbert, adjutant fo 3 PARA clean up IRA bomb damage at Aldershot.
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A body is removed from the bombed Officers' Mess at Aldershot barracks.
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The destruction done to the Officers' Mess by an IRA bomb can be seen.
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Cars damaged by the IRA bomb at Aldershot barracks in 1972.
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Two armed paratroopers on vehicle patrol, Northern Ireland, undated.
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'Snatch Squad' at work during a riot. The soldier on the right is carrying a riot gun.
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The aftermath of a bomb explosion. Paratroopers and civilians look nervously around amid debris.
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Paratrooper on rooftop observation post.
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Pig crew on standby to deal with a riot situation.
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1 PARA conducting arrests and body searches in Londonderry, January 1972.
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An urban riot scene involving 1 PARA.
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Armed paratroopers sit on rocky ground for a pause in operations.
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Men of 3 PARA D Company wait to move forward on rocky terrain.
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A pause in operations for 4 members of D Company 3 PARA.
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Major Mike Walsh OC A Coy 3 PARA observing for enemy while under fire, c1964.
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Captain Keith Riddell RA calls in air support by radio.
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Signals group under fire.
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Men advancing to contact on rocky terrain.
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Four members of 3 PARA on patrol in a barren landscape.
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Helicopter support – two Wessex helicopters can be seen on the ground.
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Observing major contact with enemy from mountain top observation point.
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Three men jump a wooden structure for aircraft exit training.
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Group of troops await briefing during synthetic training.
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Troops practise parachute rolls on mats as part of synthetic training.
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Troops practise parachute landing drills.
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Troops practise aircraft exit drills on a wooden structure out of doors.
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Troops practise aircraft drills in a mock aircraft fuselage.
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