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From my Shoebox Collection . . . . . . 

 

A 1944 British made ' Rupert ' dummy many of which were dropped into Normandy during the invasion, quite a number of unused ones remained in British army stores I believe into the 1980's.

 

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regards lewis

 

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General Apathy

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From my Shoebox collection . . . . . . . .

 

Another paratroop item from my collection a field or base made travel / leave bag the design or style often referred to as an AWOL bag.

 

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regards lewis.

 

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General Apathy
3 hours ago, General Apathy said:

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From my Shoebox collection . . . . . . . .

 

Another paratroop item from my collection a field or base made travel / leave bag the design or style often referred to as an AWOL bag.

 

fullsizeoutput_225b7.jpeg.28f058db1f86ceee9007907915bc3cdf.jpeg

 

regards lewis.

 

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A couple of photos of servicemen using similar style travel bags . . . . . . .

 

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regards lewis.

 

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