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1st Airborne Division marching in North Africa.
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Lt Col Frost points to an area in the distance while men of 2nd Parachute Battalion look on, June 1943.
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Three paratroopers in separate formal solo portraits.
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Four paratroopers in separate formal solo portraits.
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Map of North Africa showing route of First Army.
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Map of North Africa, background for airborne missions.
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Map of North Africa showing landing zones of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions, 1942.
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Paratroopers board a Whitley Bomber prior to a training exercise, 1940.
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Map showing the end in North Africa.
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Map showing the Tunisian campaign.
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Map showing area of last battle for Tunis and Bizerta.
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General Sir Frank King. Pegasus, January 1979.
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General Sir Frank King meeting Queen Elizabeth.
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Major General Frank King MBE and Lieutenant Colonel Adams MBE inspecting an extractor parachute.
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Airborne Operations in North Africa, 1942-3.
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Aerial shot of El Gamil Airfield annotated to show drop zone, rendezvous points, and direction of fly in.
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Aerial shot of Port Said showing part of the Suez Canal and surrounding buildings and land.
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Aerial shot of Port Said.
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Aerial shot of Port Said.
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Aerial shot of Port Said.
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Aerial shot of Port Said showing part of the Suez Canal and El Gamil Airfield.
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Aerial shot of Port Said.
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Load-in of heavy drop supplies and equipment in Cyprus before Operation Musketeer.
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A member of the Parachute Regiment aims his gun out of a window in El Gamil.
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A member of 3 PARA stands on a balcony with a gun, overlooking a bomb-destroyed Port Said.
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Paratroopers of A Company, 3 PARA move in to take the airport centre of El Gamil airfield while other men are still descending.
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Detachment of Airborne artillery dig in a 25 pounder at the El Cap Station, Suez, November 1956
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Paratroopers capture a Russian SU-100 tank in Port Said.
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Lieutenant Paul Crook (left) with Tactical HQ at Coast Guard Barracks, November 6, 1956.
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Locals examine the destruction of buildings in Port Said. Fires burn in the background.
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A captured 3.7 inch anti-aircraft gun and other equipment, Suez, November 1956
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Paratroopers surround a jeep on El Gamil airfield, November 1956
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An SU-100 tank destroyer dug into sandy soil. A paratrooper stands on it holding a rifle.
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A French Liaison Officer stands with a seated British paratrooper, Suez, November 1956
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Buildings burn on El Gamil airfield. A recently dropped container can also be seen.
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Colonel Paul Crook and Tactical Headquarters walk towards El Gamil airfield's control tower after dropping.
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