Parachute School 1956

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Chobham, Surrey.

Scenes at the British Parachute School at Fairoaks Aerodrome. Narrator tells the history of the club which has 7 women amongst its membership of 36.

We see some of the members practising their fall technique. C/U of one of the female members being told how to fall...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
1227
Sort Number:
CP 103
Time in/Out:
01:13:00:00 / 01:16:32:00
Canister:
CP 103
Film ID:
57.08
Issue Date:
17/12/1956

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  • Seen behind the parachutists at 00:28 is a de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth aircraft (Reg. No. G-ANOM).

    The plane that the parachutist goes up in is an Auster J1N (Reg. No. G-AJDV).

    jamied 3rd May 2012
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