The British airborne operations in North Africa were conducted by British paratroopers of the 1st Parachute Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Edwin Flavell, as part of the Tunisian campaign of World War
Officers of the 2nd Parachute Battalion resting near Beja after returning from a drop on Depienne.
Six man parties of 1st Airborne Division Paratroops marching toward Hotspur gliders of the Glider Pilot Exercise Unit at Netheravon.
Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs, reinforcement aircraft for North African units, lined up at Bone airfield, Algeria.
Panoramic view of Béja.
The 1st Parachute Brigade, or the Red Devils, was an airborne forces brigade formed by the British Army during the Second World War. As its name indicates, the unit was the first parachute infantry br
Men of the 1st Parachute Brigade during the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden, September 1944.
Three of the first British paratroopers, June 1941.
Parachute troops jumping from an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley near Windsor in England.
Men of 'C' Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion returning from the Bruneval raid.