Airborne Assault - The Museum of the Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces

27/05/2026

Lt Col H Jones' final order group, before the attack on Darwin & Goose Green, Camilla Creek House area, 27 May 1982.

24/04/2026

This week we celebrate the formation of The 6th Airborne Division commanded by Maj.Gen Richard "Windy" Gale

02/04/2026

2 April '82 Argentina invaded the Falklands. Image shows men of 2 PARA leaving Aldershot Barracks.

24/03/2026

Today we remember Op. Varsity, in 1945. 8000 members of The 6th Airborne Division were inserted over The Rhine.

12/03/2026

This week is the 61st anniversary of the death of Lt. Gen. Frederick A. M. 'Boy' Browning was very much the father of the Airborne Forces in Britain. Lt. Gen. Browning began his military career in the First World War, where he served with the Grenadier Guards and won the Distinguished Service Order and the Croix de Guerre. He also had the honour of meeting Winston Churchill, with whom he shared a dugout in 1916. The battledress blouse he wore on Op. Market Garden is on display at our Airborne Assault Museum.
https://paradata.org.uk/content/4638958-lieutenant-general-frederick-browning

27/02/2026

28th February '42, Op. Biting, The Bruneval Raid commenced. The first battle honour of The Parachute Regiment. The image shows the MM awarded to Charles Cox, who took part on this raid. https://paradata.org.uk/content/4634938

25/02/2026

Sad to hear of the passing of Bill Aldcroft.

07/01/2026

New Year, new gear.
Checkout the Support Our Paras shop for their latest merch.

Proud to launch our new SUPPORT OUR PARAS PVC patch.

Built to last. Made to show respect.

Every patch helps support The Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces; families, serving and retired.

Crafted from durable, weather-resistant PVC this patch is perfect for packs, jackets and caps.

Available now at https://supportourparas.org/product/new-sop-pvc-patch/

17/11/2025

The Lost Footballer of Arnhem and the Extraordinary Story of the Hunt for Relatives

From The Friends of the Tenth website.

In September 2015, at Arnhem, former 10 PARA (V) member Terry Lowe met Colin Hall, a veteran of the WWII 10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment. During their conversation, Colin shared his moving story of the Battle of Arnhem — and spoke with deep emotion about his best friend and comrade, Tom Farrage, a talented professional footballer who had been killed in action.
Colin never forgot Tom.

After the war, he tried in vain to trace his friend’s family, hoping to let them know that Tom had been remembered. Sadly, Colin passed away only a few months after that meeting with Terry, never knowing that his wish would one day be fulfilled.

What followed was an extraordinary journey — the successful search for Tom Farrage’s relatives, decades after his death. The discovery led to a touching tribute by Birmingham City Football Club, the team Tom once proudly represented before enlisting.
This is the story of how a friendship forged in war, and a memory kept alive for more than eighty years, finally found its way home.

The Lost Footballer of Arnhem and the Extraordinary Story of the Hunt for Relatives In September 2015, at Arnhem, former 10 PARA (V) member Terry Lowe met Colin Hall, a veteran of the WWII 10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment. During their conversation, Colin shared his moving story of the Battle of A...

05/11/2025

Original 'B'Type, 'P'Type helmets and crepe soled boots added to our display.