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British Paratroopers, Mortar section.
Images copyright © Graham K Cook. Click on the entry for a larger version
Description
Re-enactors from the Victory in Europe Re-enactment Association (VERA) as a paratroop heavy weapons platoon in action in north-west Europe, 1944. They portray soldiers of the 1st Battallion, The Border Regt. And are demonstrating how a crew would adjust, load and fire the British 3 inch mortar.
Location
The Wheels and Wings 2006 event, Yorkshire Air Museum, York, UK. May 2006.
