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        Inspection of Ringway and Tatton Park Parachute School

        British Army paratroopers are put through their paces and undertake parachute jumps over Tatton Park in Cheshire, July 1942.

        Non-Fiction 1942 8 mins Silent

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        Overview

        Paratroopers train for their descent onto the frontline at Ringway and Tatton Park Parachute School in Cheshire. In just a few years soldiers like these would take part in some of the most significant battles of the Second World War, such as Operation Market Garden. A British staff officer also inspects troops at nearby RAF Ringway, before the trainees are seen descending from RAF aircraft.