can any members advise what this Vicker 303 leather box was used for?

[GeeRam]

This might ease the curiosity... Spare parts cases The Vickers Machine Gun

I can only imagine you needed to put this in the drop containers as having this strapped under your harness before a night exit from DC3 could be painful...right rear roll...

They didn't even put the Vickers in a drop container

It was wrapped in a special padded drop bag and strapped across the chest!

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[browningautorifle]

a special padded drop bag and strapped across the chest

That would be brutal...feet and knees together and a horse strapped across your body. What a landing...

[Gil Boyd]

Jim,
Thats why I joined The Parachute Regiment at 6 foot and left at 5'11"

[GeeRam]

That would be brutal...feet and knees together and a horse strapped across your body. What a landing...

The Vickers drop bag was on a long line, so once chute opened, the drop bag was released from the chest and it dropped down and hung on the long line under you, with you just hoping that you'd not land on top of the bloody thing......

[browningautorifle]

The Vickers drop bag was on a long line

Yes, that's what's normal today at least...the lowering rope.

hoping that you'd not land on top of the bloody thing

Not land on it or have it snag up on an obstacle so you get hammered into the ground while it stay's anchored.