Colin Leo Bliss
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Colin Leo Bliss
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Major Colin Leo Bliss was a pioneer of operational parachuting. Known in the forces as Charles Bliss, his early dangerous work parachuting from low flying planes with heavy equipment strapped to his back helped design the parachutes that were later used as part of the airborne D-Day Landings. On a visit to the 6th Airborne Division prior to the D-Day Landings, King George VI asked who was responsible for the ingenuity behind the parachute training and the General explained it was Bliss. Bliss wa
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English parachutist
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2022-05-17T20:17:40Z
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