Parachute school

Accession Number F02203
Collection type Film
Measurement 9 min
Object type Training and Technical films
Physical description 35mm/b&w/sound
Place made United States of America
Date made 1940s
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown

Description

Produced for Airborne Command HQ USAAF. Covers the four weeks of training at a parachute school. Scenes include: practice at jumping, packing parachutes, suspended harness training, hand to hand combat, simulated jumps, landing trainer apparatus and the first jump from an aircraft.

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