Airborne Infantry Brigade with parachute jumps - Argentina 1980

Cordoba: Journalistic note in the 4th Airborne Infantry Brigade. Report where the journalist Gustavo Tobi comments: "The launching time, the moment of truth to the noble paratroopers of the 4th Airborne Infantry Brigade based on the road to La Calera, in Córdoba. It is their first jump, the culmination of a long and arduous period of learning in the barracks, on the ground and also in the different aircraft of the future paratrooper. Fokker aircraft are being used as in this case, and also the Hercules C-130 that we just saw. The soldiers belong to the class 1961. The day that dawned cloudy and rainy improved rapidly, the wind is practically non-existent and consequently the conditions for the jump could not be better. In addition, the land has remained wet as a result of the rain that has fallen and this facilitates even more the fall of the paratroopers. After the jump, the NCOs who have accompanied the soldiers in this, their first experience as paratroopers, congratulate them. They have very special names, in e This case, this patrol is called that of the wild turkeys. In total, 3,000 soldiers from the 4th Airborne Infantry Brigade are scheduled to jump. The soldiers as they come in the air they call each other by their names, giving each other encouragement and also greetings, since this jump today, the first for them, is extremely important. All the experience is being fulfilled so far without any hiccups. Automatic controlled parachutes are used, that is, they open automatically when the soldier jumps from the plane. The recommendations that are made so that the soldier reaches the ground as safely as possible. We had to interrupt our story since this soldier fell barely 5 meters from where we were. The applause of the large public that has gathered on the launch pad of the 4th Brigade for the soldiers who have completed this transcendent experience. Observe the amount of parachutes already used that are accumulating here in the place of the deposit. "(Gustavo Tobi / Magnetic / Color)
Date: 5/20/1980
Duration: 2 minutes 44 seconds
Film Code: B-06076

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