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Below is a profile of some of our members... if you would like to add your profile of yourself them please let me know.

Albert Bruce
Last parade with 4 para at Aldershot...

Ok Albert.... it's over to you, now I'd like loads of text to go with the photos

Dave

Prosper Keating

I was in 10 Para from 1982 to 1992. 4 Coy, then Sigs Pln, with a move to White City – which most of us hated – and then Intel Section. Pissed off the Head Shed so never made it past Lance Jack but was RSI and had BW wings as well. Did a stint at Training Wing in Finchley, which was 3 Coy’s location as well. Our P Coy was at Finchley, followed by a final weekend at Depot plus two weeks at Depot (Malta Barracks) and then Brize.

Shot by myself in the air of members of 10 Para jumping with 271 Fallschirmjäger in 1989. 

Lt McAlpine-Downie, OC Intel Section and L/Cpl Keating, RSI Sigs Pln, with German writer and veteran of Holland, Crete, Russia, Normandy and Brest, Erich Kuby after getting our BW wings in 1989.

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Brian Dean

Initially, I was in a Craphat TA unit (Signals) I was on Salisbury Plain and watched in awe as a Battalion drop went in. That was my introduction to Para Regt. I realised I was in the wrong mob, as I had only jumped out of a 4 tonner. I got home (Liverpool) and contacted
4 Para (v). They told me they could always use a good radio op and they arranged the paper work and off I went. I remember the admin officer, Capt Chris Forrest (Twiggy) from 2 Para, telling me you only need to bring your PT kit and a sense of humour.

After much physical abuse, blisters, strains and more blisters I got through P Coy, I loved Brize Norton; it would have been Abingdon for (most) you eh? I settled in as the OC’s radio op, and not long after lost my civvie job. The PSI C/Sgt Dave Moore ex PF Plt suggested an ‘S’ Type with 1 Para. Well it sounded like a good idea at the time. And that was me from 85 to 98.

You can contact Brian by email click here ... Brian is doing an excellent job as a "Research / Data Input Co-ordinator" for 
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Pete Hill

I do remember being presented with my “Wings” by a major in Abingdon he said “Welcome to the Airborne Brotherhood “ I thought I was joining the Mafia, later I realized it was something more dangerous. I join 10 Para in White City about 74 when they were still in the wooden building before we took over the RM brick building CP was OC and Staff Knox MM was there to name but a few, Mrs Cp said to me on the night of CP's Leaving Bash: "I will never forget you". Get your filthy minds out of the gutter. I came from the 10th Royal Hussars / 651 Sqn AAC I was a regular for 9 years. Now you may be wondering why a cavalry man would want to give up his nice little armoured car / tank to Tab every where.

Well after Aden I did not like the idea of brewing up in one, and Secondly I met Mike Jackson in Germany (1968) he was a Sgt (2 Para) at the time and he was running the RAPA (Rhine Army Parachute Association in a place called Bad Lippspringe near Paderborn. It was a Sky Diving School run by the Army but we had to pay I think it was about 300 marks for the course as it was not an officially recognized sport. The Aircraft we used was a DH Rapide It was made of canvas there was a little yellow square reinforced with plywood you had to stand on holding the strut if you missed the square your foot would go through the wing great fun Huh and that’s how I got into parachuting. I was living in Kensel Rise and worked in Shepherds Bush for Coca Cola as computer operator and I use to drive pass 10 Para & the BBC on my way to work in the morning one day I went in and the CSM said I could do as much parachuting as I wanted for “FREE” so I joined. I was a Cpl in the Signals Platoon as an instructor until about 78. If anyone remembers me and wants to chat email me. 

Who ever called us dip sticks I hope they boil you in Oil !!!

It was Amanda Pete !**!

To contact Pete ... Email: pete-hill@ntlworld.com ... Instant Messenger: pete-xrh@hotmail.com ... Website: www.xrhgb.com