Title:PARACHUTE TRAINING FOR INDIAN AND GURKHA TROOPS - Part 1 [Main Title]
Film Number:MGH 3939
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Summary: "Part 1 - Introduction to Parachuting" outlines advantages of this form of RAF - Army cooperation, showing Indian Army turbaned paratroops emplaning in Dakota (KG 721), flying over dropping zone then going into action on exercise to blow up railway bridge (model). Men are recruited from all parts of India and Nepal to train as paratroopers, undergoing preliminary ground training before finally passing out as sergeants.
