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OSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) ondon WC2E 9LP © Copyright 1984 Osprey Publishing Ltd Reprinted 1985 (twice). 1987This book is copyrighted under the Bente Convention. All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing lor the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act. 1956. no part Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any fomt or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, meOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
chanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to the PubOSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) ry1. Title356’. 166'0941ƯA652.P3ISBN 0-85045-573-1Filmset in Great Britain Printed in Hong KongAcknowledgementsThe author wishes to acknowledge with thanks the help given by the following during the preparation of this book:The Commanding officer. 10th (Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment; M Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) ajor G. G. Norton. Curator. The Airborne Forces Museum, Aidershot, and Mr. TomFitch. Assistant Curator; No. 1 Parachute Training School. RAF Brize NorOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
ton; General Sir John Hackett; and finally. 'Peanuts’. 'Caz'. 'Barney Rubble', and 'the Int'-they know who they are! Thanks also to my wife. Cecile, fOSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) y the Prime Minister sent a memorandum to Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay, head of the Military Wing of the War Cabinet Secretariat. Mr. Churchill's memo stated flatly that 'We should have a corps of at least five thousand parachute troops . . . Pray let me have a note on the subject'.Shortly before this da Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) te, the Afr Ministry had set up an Airborne Forces training school at Manchester's Ringway Airport, where special units and secret agents would be insOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
tructed in the art of parachuting by the Royal Air Force. It was to Ringway. on 24 June 1940. that Maj. John Rock. RE. was posted to 'take charge of tOSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) never seen a parachute in 1ŨS life. However, this energetic and imaginative officer set about solving the problems in a logical order, with immensely valuable help from the Central Landing School's commanding officer. Sqn. Ldr. L. A. Strange. DSO. MC. DFC, and from the instructors and parachute pac Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) kers drafted in from the RAF's parachute training establishment at Henlow. Despite the RAF's desperate shortage of aircraft, six obsolescent ArmstrongOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
-Whitworth Whitley bombers were made available. With the arrival of a supply of modified Irvin aircrew parachutes, development work could begin.It hadOSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) Ringway: and the first parachute descent by a British soldier took place—absitomen!—on 13 July 1940.At that time the hideous 'pull-off method of leaving the aircraft was in vogue. The tail turret ofthe Whitley was replaced by a kind of open pulpit, on which the victim stood, facing forwards and clut Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) ching a handrail. His ripcord was pulled for him by the despatches and the deploying parachute yanked him offinto space —an appalling experience. LateOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
r the Whitley's small ventral turret would be removed so that men could jump through the tliree-foot hole left in the fuselage floor; the 'chutes had OSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) man jumped.The equipment was by no means perfect at this stage, however; and on 25 July Dvr. Evans. RASC. died when his chute 'Roman candled’ (failed to deploy). This, and several other potentially disastrous incidents connected with the Whitley, led Maj. Rock to forbid further jumps. The parachute Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) problem was solved by two men: Sir Raymond Quilter and Mr James Gregory, founders of the GQ Parachute Company, who before the war had developed a pracOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
ticable static-line-operated rig called the 'Statichute'. Unlike the Irvin aircrew model, in which the canopy opened first and then pulled the riggingOSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) y before the canopy opened: this gave a smooth, reliable and relatively shock-free opening, more appropriate for a soldier who had to be fit to fight when he landed.A combination of the In in canopy and harness and the GQ deployment method produced one of the best parachutes the world has seen: the Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) X-Type. Surpassed in reliability only by its successor, the PX1. the X-Type had a silk or rayon canopy of 28-ibot diameter, the 28 rigging lines unitiOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
ng in four 'lift webs' which were an integral part of the secure, comfortable harness; a 22-in. central vent reduced oscillation. There remained only OSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) ergeant PJI. lhe outer bag remains attached to the parachute harness. The inner bag. held here by rhe officer. Is released, and the rigging lines pay out from It. rhe parachute cauops comes free of the inner bag last olall; its apex is attached to the end of the static line by a nylon tie. which bre Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) aks under strain, leasing the static line (al the officer’s feel) and the inner bag attached to the aircraft anchorage. (ART Museum)slowly—if at all .Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
.. This usually fatal malfunction has been greatly reduced, but not entirely eliminated, since the adoption of nylon for canopies.No ’reserves' were uOSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) ve, anyway; and at £60 apiece, reserve "chutes were probably considered an expensive luxury.Interspersed with their parachute training, the men ofNo. 2 Cdo. carried out a gruelling advanced infantry course, similar to the Commando course Later set up at Achnacarry Castle; and this fomied the basis f Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) or selection and training of volunteers to the new Airborne arm. During the summer and autumn of 1940 the unit carried out several exercises and demonOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
strations for the ’brass', but saw no action. On 21 November the unit was re-named T 1 Special Air Service Battalion'; strengthened by an influx of voOSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) the General Aircraft Company for 400 ten-man Hotspur gliders, similar in general capability to the German DI'S-230. Other types under consideration were the 25-man Horsa; an intermediate 15-man type, which never saw the light ofday: and the giant Hamilcar. which would carry light tanks, Glider pilo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) ts were recruited and trained both by the RAF and the Army: the former taught them to fly. and the latter, to fight for the crews of these ’one-waytriOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
p’ aircraft would have to take their place beside the infantry after landing. This concept would be regularised with the formation, in December 1941, OSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. Lo Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) question of how they should carry their weapons, if at all. At this primitive stage in the development of military parachuting it was considered enough just to get the man down in one piece: his equipment would have to follow. It did so in a variety of containers based more or less upon the RAF 'bom Osprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr) bcell' supplycontainer. a device which could be dropped either from a bomb-bay or from external racks. The4several designs and sizes included one squaOsprey elite 001 the paras british airborne forces 1940 1984 (ocr)
re container built to take radio sets. The developed versions of the 'bombceir were called 'CLE Containers', after Ringway's new name: the Central LanOSP The ParasBritish Airborne Forces 1940-1984Published in 1984 by Osprey Publishing Ltd Member company of the George Philip Group 12—14 Long Acre. LoGọi ngay
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