Bren parachute drop canister's

[Gil Boyd]

The unknown factor whether your container was going to stay with you or drop once lowered to 15 foot on the rope, was always the strap which attached to your parachute harness and doubled back on itself to ensure it was a secure attachment.
Unfortunately, the weight of your container dictated whether the two of you were to part company, and that weight always found the weakest link.
Often shouts from above as containers went headlong into the deck. It was normally those carrying mortar parts like the base plate or tube or the Charlie G

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[browningautorifle]

Often shouts from above as containers went headlong into the deck.

Or the odd .30 cal. One time the CO was walking along the edge of the DZ and was shouted at ti stand still. A .30 cal impacted a few yards ahead, the direction he was walking...(Spare parts for Peter)...