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Press Photograph (1943)
Paratroopers: "One, Two..."
30th May 1943
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
9 x 7 ins / 23 x 18 cms
Unframed
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Image has been prepared for publication. Editor’s chinagraph cropmarks to front.

Label to reverse reads: ‘85424 - The crucial moment in a parachutist's life: "One, two..." His life is in his own hands as he jumps from a plane over the School for Parachute Troops in New Jersey. His lips count the time, his hand grips the rip-cord that will release the parachute.'