Five pioneers of the British Airborne Forces movement, probably taken in mid-1942. Left to right: Brigadier Richard Gale (Commander, 1st Parachute Brigade), Squadron Leader Hervey (Commander, Glider Training School), Wing Commander Maurice Newnham (Commander, No.1 Parachute Training School), and Lieutenant-Colonel's Eric Down and Hope-Thompson (Commanders, 1st and 4th Parachute Battalions respectively).