Parachute Lift

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
388
Date Released
4 Jun 1962
Date recorded
15 Apr 1962
Length of issue (in feet)
809
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
NoS Summary - A demonstration of paragliding, a new way of flying developed by the army, in which a special parachute is towed and released like glider and can lift a man to about 200 feet.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
England; Hampshire; Lasham
Written sources
British Pathe online database
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Parachute Lift', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 388, 4 Jun 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121226 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)