the 426th NFS took possession of the planes and flew them to Madhaiganj Air Base
the British Army was not well-equipped to defend the country in such an event
some senior Army officers still were of the belief that the Owen gun would fail and that an Australian-manufactured Sten gun would stop production of the expensive Thompson SMG and curtail production of the Owen gun
Included in the fantastic combat medic surgeon grouping are the following items:
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Original WWII 1944 U.S. Paratrooper 2nd Pattern Griswold Bag - M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, Thompson, M3 Grease Gun Breda M-37 the 426th NFS took possessionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII issue Griswold bag, also called a Cover Jump, in heavy OD Green #7 canvas. The bag was designed to carry an M1 Garand rifle disassembled into three sections: barrel, stock, and trigger group. The bags were also used to carry the M1 Carbine, Thompson SMG, or M3 Grease gun. The bag was then attached to the T 5 Parachute harness using a carabiner sewn onto the bag. Wartime pictures also show the