Title:PARACHUTE TRAINING, ENGLAND [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 4612
Other titles:ECA NEWSREEL STORIES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:A record of Parachute Regiment training at the Abingdon No. 1 Parachute School in Oxfordshire, England.
Description:The new recruits are put through a rigorous obstacle course routine, before moving on to basic jumping and landing techniques. Their development continues with practice jumps, from zip-lines running down from a scaffold tower. Barrage balloons are then used to lift recruits high enough to make a freefall jump. Their final airborne jumps are made from a C-47 Dakota aircraft. Views from the fuselage of the aircraft and the ground. Finally, the new recruits are awarded their "Parachute Wings" (insignia or "flash" worn on the arm) at a ceremonial event.
Alternative Title:ECA NEWSREEL STORIES [Allocated Series Title]
