It's a long way down.
RAF
Abingdon was where it was in 1969.
Men
Do Selfies In 1944
It was different back then; colour was really big
time.
The First Jump 1967
at Weston on the Green
Coming in.
Going, going, gone over England.
Out of a C130 Hercules - at Boscombe Down?
RAF
Abingdon and parachute training.
PJI Tim Samwell, Dispatching, 1 Company from a balloon over
Germany.
First jump over. It's just the next one. This was in October 1969.
Parachute training at
Abingdon in 1969
Diepholtz and free fall with the
Bundeswehr
Heavy Drop at
RAF Hullavington
Heavy Drop at RAF Hullavington.
Heavy Drop at RAF Hullavington. Would you want them to do this
to your car?
The Basic Parachute Course at Abingdon in 1969
Robin [ RIP sadly ] at Diepholtz with the
Bundeswehr.
Jumping at Hankley Common back in the 1960s. Were they happy?
Keith and Liam showing how it was done in the 1950s None of
this nonsense of having reserves.
Phil, Dave and Gerry waiting to go in a Hercules. The life
jackets mean they might have to swim for it.
Modern parachuting. It must be - the picture is in colour.
Phil with a Hercules at Sennelager circa 1971
Abingdon 1970
Exit practice?
The Tranasium - it was a test of moral fibre.
This looks dangerous.
The rope swing into a net was easy but someone still managed to dislocate his
shoulder on it.
This was interesting, stimulating, exciting, challenging et cetera. You could
see this because his knees were shaking with fright.
Parachuting With HUPRA - The Hung Up Parachutist Release Assembly
He is jumping over England or, at all events where people drive in the
left. The aircraft is military. The kit might be British. Is the man one of
ours or an American? Pass but he lived to tell the tale.