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Old 22nd Jun 2015, 20:46
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dragartist
 
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OaP,
I doubt for one minute if there will be a BoI. Unlike the Falcons the Red Freds operate outside of the Military Regulations (or they used to anyway). The kit they use was not supported in the same way as Military parachute kit. They never had to go through the same rigorous Introduction to Service protocols backed up by extensive trials reports. I am not sure if TBT would have been around at the time we were struggling with smoke canister leg brackets or flags for the Falcs. it became a bit of a laughing stock as to why we could not just use the same kit that the Freds were using. I think the Navy also had a team. If I remember correctly the flag they had was bigger than the chute with a big bog off lead fishing weight that must have weighed a stone. I think the one that was approved for use with the Falcs was as big as a handkerchief in comparison.
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