His Majesty's Stationary Office (HMSO) Catalogue - Glossary Item 'Parachute'

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Glossary Item: Parachute

Name	Parachute
Description	A device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. They are used with a variety of loads, including people, food, equipment, and bombs.

There are 11 Books that reference this Glossary Item

Name	Atlantic Bridge, The Official Account of R.A.F Transport Commands Ocean Ferry. FAC
Category	Merchant Seamen
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Feb/1945
iTunes	Available

Name	Bomber Command Continues. The Air Ministry Account of the Rising Offensive against Germany. July 1941 - June 1942
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Aug/1942
iTunes	Available

Name	By Air to Battle. The official account of the British Airborne Divisions
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Oct/1945

Name	His Majesty's Minesweepers. HARR
Category	Sea Defence
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Admiralty
Published	May/1943

Name	Over to You, New Broadcasts by the R.A.F. TN
Category	Air Reference
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	none
Published	Dec/1943
iTunes	Available

Name	The Army at War. The Campaign in Greece and Crete. (David Garnett)
Category	Action on Land
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	War Office
Published	Dec/1942
iTunes	Available

Name	The Battle of Britain, An Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August - 31st October 1940. Illustrated
Category	Defence in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Apr/1941
iTunes	Available

Name	The Battle of Britain, An Air Ministry Record of the Great Days from 8th August - 31st October 1940
Category	Defence in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Mar/1941
iTunes	Available

Name	The Mediterranean Fleet, Greece to Tripoli. The Admiralty Account of Naval Operations: April 1941 to January 1943. RC
Category	Action at Sea
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Admiralty
Published	Sep/1944
iTunes	Available

Name	There's Freedom in the Air. The Official Story of the Allied forces from the Occupied Countries
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	none
Published	Mar/1944
iTunes	Available

Name	We Speak from the Air. (Broadcasts by the R.A.F.)
Category	Air Reference
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Mar/1942
iTunes	Available