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A heavily-armed patrol of 'L' Detachment SAS in their jeeps, wearing 'Arab-style' headdress, January 1943.

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Parachute demonstration at Kabrit, Suez for General Auchinleck of the Special Air Service.
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General Montgomery inspecting the Special Air Service, Parachute Chasseur Regiment.
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Who Dares Wins, Special Air Service puts on a fire-power demonstration, December 18th, 1944.
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L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade undergoing parachute training at Kabrit, Egypt in July 1941.
PICTURES OF THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE: PARATROOPS IN TRAINING (E 6380) Paratroops in training seen dropping off trucks travelling at a speed of 30 miles an hour Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205234411
PICTURES OF THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE PARATROOPS IN TRAINING (E 6391) Original wartime caption: Men jumping from steel gantrys of various heights, to learn the art of landing at various angles without going injury to themselves. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205490648
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 6390) SAS volunteers jumping from steel gantries while undergoing parachute training at Kabrit, Egypt. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196754
PICTURES OF THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE PARATROOPS IN TRAINING (E 6420) Original wartime caption: A tractise with the parachute. The men are trained to control their parachutes after landing. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205547454
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 6404) SAS volunteers emplaning into an RAF Bristol Bombay transport aircraft prior to a practice jump while undergoing parachute training at Kabrit, Egypt. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196755
PICTURES OF THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE PARATROOPS IN TRAINING (E 6400) Original wartime caption: A plane is used on the ground to familiarise the men with jumping out of the door of the plane with their complete kit. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205234408
PICTURES OF THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE PARATROOPS IN TRAINING (E 6414) Original wartime caption: Pictures showing the paratroops descending landing and leaving the planes. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205547448
Desert Raiders
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 21340) Portrait of Lt Colonel David Stirling DSO. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205125438
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (MH 24415) Portrait of Lt Col Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne, SAS, in the desert near Kabrit, 1942. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205125352
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 20084) Two members of 1 SAS , Captain D C Mather MC, Welsh Guards and Captain G Alston, Royal Artillery (nearest camera) in a heavily loaded jeep. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196274
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 21341) A jeep patrol of the SAS out in the desert Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205220478
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 21337) A heavily-armed patrol of ‘L’ Detachment SAS in their jeeps, wearing ‘Arab-style’ headdress, January 1943. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196152
Lieutenant Colonel David Stirling officer commanding the SAS in the Middle East talking to Patrol Commander Lieutenant McDonald.
Lieutenant Colonel David Stirling officer commanding the SAS in the Middle East talking to Patrol Commander Lieutenant McDonald.
THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 (E 21338) The Axis Offensive 1941 – 1942: A Special Air Service jeep patrol is greeted by its commander, Colonel David Stirling, on its return from the desert. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193468
Special Air Service on Parade
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 26182) Members of 2 SAS on parade for an inspection by General Montgomery, following their successful participation in the capture, behind enemy lines, of the port of Termoli in Italy. On the left is Major E Scratchley DSO, MC, commanding the SAS detachment. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196756
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) IN ITALY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (NA 25417) Men of 2 SAS attend an open-air mass in the Italian town of Cuneo, to celebrate the end of the war in Europe. The SAS troops had spent the previous month assisting partisans behind enemy lines. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196762
THE SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (B 15783) Brigadier Mike Calvert, Commandant SAS Brigade, at the ceremony marking the passing of 3 and 4 SAS (2 and 3 Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes) from the British to the French Army at Tarbes in southern France. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196763