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Twenty enlisted men and six officers of the first Canadian parachute battalion received their silver wings as qualified jumpers yesterday in a colorfu(...)
Twenty enlisted men and six officers of the first Canadian parachute battalion received their silver wings as qualified jumpers yesterday in a colorfu(...)

Twenty enlisted men and six officers of the first Canadian parachute battalion received their silver wings as qualified jumpers yesterday in a colorfu(...)

Date9/12/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Twenty enlisted men and six officers of the first Canadian parachute battalion received their silver wings as qualified jumpers yesterday in a colorful ceremony at the American parachute school in Georgia. Here are some of the Canadians ready to go up for a jump
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002153F
3. Static line now is all out and parachute cover has been ripped off, showing the first opening of the chute. Early part of paratroopers training at (...)
3. Static line now is all out and parachute cover has been ripped off, showing the first opening of the chute. Early part of paratroopers training at (...)
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The earth blossoms with the 'chutes of men who have hit the ground
The earth blossoms with the 'chutes of men who have hit the ground
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As the plane rises to the required height over Manitoba's Camp Shilo, these Canadian paratroopers await the signal to jump. Fit and ready after months(...)
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Canadian Paratroopers in full battle order are grouped on the unit's parade square in England, prior to moving on to the concentration area for the in(...)
Canadian Paratroopers in full battle order are grouped on the unit's parade square in England, prior to moving on to the concentration area for the in(...)
6/27/1944
Tumbling from a raised platform, Pte
Tumbling from a raised platform, Pte
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This picture shows the Canuck paratroopers on the special jumping platform receiving instructions from an American instructor on the proper methods of(...)
This picture shows the Canuck paratroopers on the special jumping platform receiving instructions from an American instructor on the proper methods of(...)
10/3/1942
British troops taking part in combined operations undergo a rigorous training and the weapon here is part of the equipment of these special service tr(...)
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Another triumph for Britain's black-clad Commando troops was recorded in a successful raid on the German-held Norwegian islands of Vaagso and Maoloy. (...)
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The Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, 2nd (special service) battalion, Canadian contingent for special service in the field in South Africa: nominal roll of non-commissioned officers and men
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Royal fans. Canadian-born economist and longtime Harvard professor John Kenneth Galbraith and his wife, Catherine, took in the jumpers at the winter f(...)
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D-Day remembered. Metro Chairman Dennis Flynn, who dropped into France with the First Canadian Parachute Battalion the night before the D-Day invasion(...)
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Bill Kerr. The three deputy chiefs above are waiting in the wings as possible replacements for Jack Marks. Bill McCormack, the silver haired, silver-t(...)
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