Me and some members of our Club of military history dared to simulate elite airborne troops, performing an individual parachute jump. We represented various armies of early cold war era, namely Belgian 1ste Bataljon Parachutisten, Israeli airborne troops from Yom Kippur period and Czechoslovak airborne troops.
6 hours of theoretical and semi-practical training
On the airfield: you will land here and nowhere else
Waiting for the weather window
On the double! (my wife on the far right )
Soon-to-be paratroopers
Venerable Antonov-2 taking off, flying since 1947
Soon-to-be paratroopers II, a bit nervous
Me airborne, proper landing drill performed
Fresh paras + glider infantryman from 82nd abn
Now proudly wearing maroon berets
All armies friends here
We had a tremendous fun and our families are now tired from our non-stop bragging
In the meantime I am going through individual tasks from Pre-parachute selection training for British Para Regiment, which is also fun but not shared by all (just did 1.5 mile in 9:05)
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