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AUTHOR’S NOTE
The author is extremely grateful to Colour Sergeant Trevor Sadler, formerly of 1st Battalion Royal Anglican Regiment, Sergeant Roy Mobsby, formerly of 63 Parachute Squadron RCT, and sergeants Robert Collington and Tom Blakely, formerly of the Parachute Regiment, for supplying some of the photographs used in this book. He would also like to thank Colour Sergeant Michael McIntyre BENM, formerly of the Parachute Regiment, for his generous assistance and advice in many areas.
EDITOR’S NOTE
For ease the following data will help in converting imperial
measurements to metric and vice versa:
1 mile = 1.6km
1lb = 0.45kg
1 yard = 0.9m
1ft = 0.3m
1in = 2.54cm
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