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Old April 18th, 2005, 08:23 PM
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Looking for information, particulary about the Arnhem use.
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Old April 18th, 2005, 08:54 PM
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Hi Philip...

Gimme a few minutes and I may have some info for you. Just have to check a couple of books...
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Old April 18th, 2005, 09:24 PM
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Thanks in advance
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Are you after any particular details?

They were only issued in limited numbers at Arnhem, from what I can gather mainly to Officers, Glider Pilots and Recce Troop...

If you can give me an idea of what you want to know then I can see what I can find.
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Old April 19th, 2005, 01:54 AM
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I have accounts from polish para's,Recce, engineer, 3rd Para, strangly enough altough mention in a few books, never run into a glider pilot who worn one, looking for photographs mainly till so far.
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