Paratroops in the Middle East

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/100
Date Released
15 Dec 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Making Beautiful Bombs
  2. 2Smart Girls of the GTC
  3. 3Assembling US Aircraft
  4. 4Men and Women of the RAF
  5. 5Turkish OCTU
  6. 6Paratroops in the Middle East
  7. *Mr De Valera in Limerick
  8. *Caulfield Cup 1941

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
At a training camp in Egypt, paratroops firstly learn how to jump from a lorry travelling at 25 miles an hour which simulates landing shock and parachute drag. General Sir Claude Auchinleck has a word with some of the troops before they take off for actual jumps from plane. The cameraman accompanies the men on this drop.
Keywords
Education and training; Mass media; Military
Length of story (in feet)
181
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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