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  1. Parachute Troops in USA

    Date released
    28 Apr 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/34
    NoS ID
    098738
    Story no
    3 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Mass parachute drop by US paratroops. Shots of them boarding transport planes at Fort Benning, equipment and supplies being dropped by parachute and then the troops themselves jumping from the aircraft and...

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  2. Plane Parachute

    Date released
    24 Mar 1932
    Series name
    Universal News
    Issue no
    178
    NoS ID
    138650
    Story no
    6 / 9
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet

    Largest parachute in the world tested successfully.

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  3. Australia’s First Parachute

    Date released
    21 Jul 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/58
    NoS ID
    098906
    Story no
    5 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Flight Lieutenant James Lacey DFM and Bar receives the first Australian-made parachute, accompanying the gift is a silk scarf made and autographed by the girls in the Sydney Parachute factory. Lacey is the...

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  4. Plane Saved by Parachute

    Date released
    2 Sep 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/71
    NoS ID
    098217
    Story no
    3 / 9
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Latest contribution to safe landings. Inventor tries out parachute that brings both plane and pilot down safely.

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  5. Sports News: People Who Parachute For Fun

    Date released
    1 Oct 1959
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    59/79
    NoS ID
    108837
    Story no
    6 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    People who parachute for fun - and just laugh when a parachute turns out to be torn.

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  6. New Parachute Tested

    Date released
    11 May 1942
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    42/38
    NoS ID
    099424
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    New type of parachute tested at Nassau. This model descends slower than most others which enables the jumper to choose his landings spot with a much better chance of arriving all in one piece.

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  7. USA Trains Parachutists

    Date released
    15 Aug 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/66
    NoS ID
    098179
    Story no
    2 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    US soldiers at the Army training ground in New Jersey are trained for parachute jumps by falling from back of lorry and jumping from a 100 ft tower by parachute.

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  8. The Army Has Wings

    Date released
    17 Dec 1942
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    42/101
    NoS ID
    099762
    Story no
    1 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Airborne forces comprising airlanding units and parachute troops receive operational instructions. Paratroops go by plane while airborne infantry go by gliders, a demonstration of co-operative effort by...

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  9. Parachute Goes Up!

    Date released
    14 May 1962
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    62/39
    NoS ID
    110179
    Story no
    3 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

    Parachute which can be towed into air is given military test.

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  10. Commandos of the Air - First Pictures (Superimpose)

    Date released
    12 May 1941
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    1064
    NoS ID
    037789
    Story no
    1 / 1
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    With commentary by Mr Leslie Irvin, world-famous parachute authority, these vivid pictures give a complete record of how Britain’s newest service is trained. Included are: Strenuous ground training...

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