Paratroops under training at Ringway in October 1941. The nearest Whitley is N1422.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Sticks of paratroops drop from Whitleys during a 1942 demonstration.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Paratroops risk the “Whitley kiss” as they drop through the hole.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Tony Harold’s painting Whitley over Tatton Park was commissioned by No 1 PTS in 1990 to mark its 50th anniversary.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

An armada of Dakotas drops paratroopers of the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. Britain had two divisions of Airborne troops by 1944.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

Створки заднего люка Argosy C.Mk 1 допускали сброс в воздухе 54 парашютистов или снабженных парашютами грузов. Когда самолет использовался для сброса парашютистов, объем внутри створок использовался для укладки экипировки.
The ramp of the Argosy provided a convenient jumping platform for training free-fallers in the early 1960s.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Argosy / A.W.650 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1959

Men of the 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group stream from the doors of an RAF Hastings during a demonstration over an airfield on the shore of the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal Zone. The jeep and 75mm howitzer slung beneath the fuselage were also dropped.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Hastings / H.P.67 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

Inside a Hastings as a double-door delivery begins, with strops attached to static lines.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Hastings / H.P.67 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946