1st Parachute Battalion (Aust)
Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:29 am
Re: 1st Parachute Battalion (Aust)
Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:07 am
Nice! Aircraft are 36SQN RAAF DC2s, says their PAO.
Re: 1st Parachute Battalion (Aust)
Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:25 am
Interesting equipment. Obvious British influence but with some home grown kit such as the helmet. The parachute looks like the British X Type but I've never seen a British X Type with a static line stowage like that. The Welbike and the CLE MkIII supply container however are pure British Airborne.
Re: 1st Parachute Battalion (Aust)
Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:20 pm
Helmets are the locally made M42 "Duperite"
The standard British ones were more often seen post-war
The standard British ones were more often seen post-war
Sgt. R. Griffiths-Marsh of Mitcham, Vic., gets advice from Major M. B. Simpkin as he prepares to jump 1952