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U.S. Army 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment executes airborne jump into snow
A stick of soldiers from Company B of the U.S. Army 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment stand beside a Douglas C-47 Skytrain. The soldier's jump gear is inspected before boarding. Aerial views of the aircraft as it passes over snowy landscape, and more aerial shots facing down towards snowy fields near Alta, Utah. The jumpmaster commands the men to stand up, and the soldiers fasten their chute strap to the anchor cable of the plane, as described by the narrator. Eighteen men jump with white silk parachutes. Equipment bundles with dark-colored chutes drop alongside the men, carrying skis and guns. A variety of shots show the parachutists landing in snow. The parachutists free themselves from their spilled chutes and trod through snow toward their equipment bundles. Wearing white camouflage uniforms, they unpack their supplies and ski off in a group.
Company B of the U.S. Army 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment six week ski training review
Various scenes show soldiers from Company B of the U.S. Army 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment during their six week ski-intensive training in Alta Ski Area, Utah. The soldiers learn to care for their skis and practice basic backcountry skiing techniques. The soldiers ski in single file lines and receive lessons from expert instructors. Scenes of soldiers on a chairlift and in a dug-out fox hole. Aerial shots of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft above snowy mountains. A group of men jump out of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain. A wide shot shows a long line of soldiers skiing in single file on the side of a mountain. During World War 2.