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AS WE APPROACH THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT
JUST FOR INTEREST - PARATROOPERS DRESS THROUGH THE 80 YEARS
Photo today of Regular soldiers of The Parachute Regiment at 16 Air Assault Brigade HQ Colchester in 32 degree's (cold to what they are used to in Afghanistan), dressed in the kit right through all the campaigns that the men would have worn, brought to Merville Barracks today from the Airborne Forces Museum Duxford where one of the largest weapons and Airborne Artefacts are held. 
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'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Plane reminds me of one of the two (DC-3 and C-47 my father worked with in the '60s. It seems that a DC-9 airliner was taxiing by the general aviation section of McGhee Tyson airfield on a rainy day when he got one of his main mounts off into the rough. It was firmly lodged in the mud. Genius at the controls decided to get out by gunning his two jet engines. The plane swung around and the engines blasted the control surfaces off every aircraft (approximately 40) in the area, including the two classic Douglas cargo planes. We arrived to fnnd all the control surfaces piled haphazardly against the barrier fence by the force. The airline that owned the plane flew in their airframe and powerplant technical staff. The A&Ps rigged temporary fixes and flew the planes back to their service hub where they repaired every one of them. Wouldn't want to see that bill!
Bob
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Originally Posted by
Gil Boyd
JUST FOR INTEREST - PARATROOPERS DRESS THROUGH THE 80 YEARS
Photo today of Regular soldiers of The Parachute Regiment at 16 Air Assault Brigade HQ Colchester in 32 degree's (cold to what they are used to in Afghanistan), dressed in the kit right through all the campaigns that the men would have worn, brought to Merville Barracks today from the Airborne Forces Museum Duxford where one of the largest weapons and Airborne Artefacts are held.
Missed on a KD uniform for Italy
in 43/44 and/or Palestine in 46-47.
Granted a bit of everything was worn in those theatres......
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