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Paratroops - Modern Methods for Service Units

Australian paratroops undergo training at Williamtown air base in New South Wales.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 127 | Year : 1965 | Total Duration : 3 Minutes | Producer : R Edwards
Training of paratroops at Basic Parachute School, Williamtown Air Base, NSW. Parachute training, men marching, inside mock plane, learning landing position, jumping from training tower. Troops into Hercules transport aircraft. Paratroopers jumping from aircraft. Flashback to WWII campaign in New Guinea in air to air shots and POV aircraft. Parachute trainees in air and landing. Good shot troops running to camera. WWII. RAAF
Access No. 43473 | 2 mins 24 secs | 1960s | Williamtown, NSW, Australia & Papua New Guinea | © NFSA | B&W |