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PARACHUTE REGIMENT AND SAS VETERANS JUMP ON ARNHEM 2022

10th October 2022 Prosper Keating

By Simon Chambers

[British Airborne Forces veteran and author Simon Chambers, whose books include Devil’s Playground and Shadow of the Vulture, jumped at Arnhem last September with the Pathfinder International parachuting club to commemorate the men who were killed …

Veterans Survey

10th October 2022 Paul

Chester University are looking for participants who are from any ethnic minority to complete a questionnaire about their time in the Armed Forces.

There is also an interview part to the study where there’s a £30 voucher for participating.

For …

THE KIEL CANAL DISASTER 1974

27th September 2022 Prosper Keating

BY GEOFF BUTLER

EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION

The Kiel Canal accident on September 9th, 1974 is one of the many tragic events punctuating Parachute Regiment and British Airborne Forces history. The disaster claimed the lives of five men serving with 15 PARA …

THE PARA WHO WOULDN’T DIE…

5th August 2022 Prosper Keating

By Ian Marshall

Editorial Foreword

The French surgeons who put Lee Crudgington back together again after his horrific parachuting accident in southern France early last July didn’t hold out much hope of his survival …

The Parachute Regimental Association – Monthly Newsletter – August 2022

4th August 2022 Hugh Keir

Hi Rai, I am no longer on the Coventry PRA branch committee. I have copied in the Secretary, Carl Adams.

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DEREK CHAMBERS — PAINTING PARAS

4th August 2022 Prosper Keating

By Prosper Keating

**Derek Chambers’ painting of 2 PARA in Helmand in 2008**

Derek Chambers is a self-taught painter. His natural talent and gift for scale and perspective shines through in works like ‘The Call-On, Isle of Dogs c.1950’. His …

THE ALDERSHOT BOMBING 1972

2nd June 2022 Prosper Keating

AN OVERDUE MEMORIAL by PROSPER KEATING

[Special thanks to Colin ‘Taff’ Edwards, Geoff Butler and others who sent in many of the photographs used in this article.]

**Aldershot 22.2.2022: relatives of those killed fifty years before prepare to unveil an**

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NORTHERN IRELAND INQUEST

5th May 2022 Paul

The Court Service Of Northern Ireland is preparing to hold a new inquest into the death of Desmond Healey, 14, who was killed in disputed circumstances during rioting in the Lenadoon area of west Belfast on August 9, 1971.

Members …

Army Parachute Jump Instructors Part 2

15th April 2022 Prosper Keating

By Ian Marshall

Editor’s Introduction

Ian Marshall, who served with 2 PARA, the Pathfinder Platoon and the Red Devils, is regarded as one of the most experienced parachutists in the world, with more than 12,500 …

Imperial War Museum 18 May 2022

4th April 2022 Paul

South East Regional Secretary’s event …

Imperial War Museum … Free Admission. Book Your Tickets here: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london

When – 18^th May 2022 …

So, make your own-way, Waterloo Main Line Station is 10 minutes-walk away, getting there…

Arnhem is the main

Please see below the details of the dinner being held at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) on Saturday 23 July 2022.The dinner is an annual event that takes place in a nearby hotel after The Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Please see below the details of the dinner being held at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) on Saturday 23 July 2022.

The dinner is an annual event that takes place in a nearby hotel after The Annual General Meeting (AGM)