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A team of six men, nicknamed the Big Six, from No. 1 Parachute Training School was formed in 1961 at the school's base which at that time was RAF Abingdon.The Big Six were the first to jump from large military aircraft such as the Blackburn Beverley - a feat previously thought impossible on the premise that anybody trying to exit from the ramp would be sucked back by the air turbulence.
Parachute Training at Ringway (1945) by painter Patrick Hall shows an interior view of paratroopers undergoing training in a hangar at the Parachute Training School at RAF Ringway. Between June 1940 and early 1946, No.1 PTS provided initial training to all 60,000 allied paratroopers who volunteered or were recruited for that role in Europe.
From June 1940, Ringway became the wartime base for No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF, which was charged with the initial training of all allied paratroopers trained in Europe (60,000) and for development of parachute drops of equipment; also the development of military gliding operations.
Troops make each descent from a C-130 or Skyvan aircraft using the Low Level Parachute at heights of 800 ft and 1000 ft. [1] On successful completion of their nine descents, trainees are presented with their 'wings' [2] by the Officer Commanding No. 1 Parachute Training School, and return to their units as qualified parachutists.
No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School RAF (1944–46) became Officers Advanced Training School RAF [23] No. 1 Parachute and Glider Training School RAF (1947–50) became No. 1 Parachute School RAF [35] No. 1 Parachute School RAF (1950–53) became No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF [35] No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF (1944–47, 1953 ...
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