53°21′11″N 2°16′23″W / 53.353°N 2.273°W / 53.353; -2.273 The Central Landing Establishment was the Second World War British development centre for airborne...

to troops on the ground. The name initially derived from the Central Landing Establishment that developed them, although this was later backronymed to...

as the Central Landing School and from 1 October 1940 it was designated as the Parachute Training Squadron of the Central Landing Establishment. Following...

at RAF Ringway near Manchester on 21 June 1940 and named the Central Landing Establishment, and the initial 500 volunteers began training for airborne...

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but was released to pursue the feasibility of the idea at the Central Landing Establishment (CLE) located at RAF Ringway. In October 1940, work began on...

Forces Establishment Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment Central Landing Establishment RAF Central Landing School RAF Development Unit (Central Landing...

Norman succeeded as 2nd Baronet. In 1940, Norman commanded the Central Landing Establishment based at RAF Ringway. From the early days of the Second World...

for the war—was at RAF Ringway (the Central Landing Establishment and Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment) now Manchester Airport; many aircraft...

region. The town has been variously named East Antioch, Smith's Landing, and Marsh's Landing, prior to its current name. In 1848, John Marsh, owner of Rancho...

creating a corps of 5,000 parachute troops. On 21 June 1941, the Central Landing Establishment was formed at Ringway airfield near Manchester; although tasked...

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord...

Battalion, with a parachute and glider wing. On 21 June 1940 the Central Landing Establishment was formed at Ringway airfield near Manchester. Although tasked...

to transport troops and heavy equipment. On 21 June 1940 the Central Landing Establishment was formed at Ringway airfield near Manchester; although tasked...

companies. These men then received parachute training at the Central Landing Establishment (C.L.E) of RAF Ringway. The unit was renamed the 4th Air Infantry...

Establishment was formed as a reorganisation of the Airborne Forces Establishment, that itself was a September 1941 renaming of the Central Landing Establishment...

by the Royal Air Force's Glider Training Squadron within the Central Landing Establishment based at RAF Ringway near Manchester. Their propellers were...

the landing party returned to the ship. After a second landing the next day for exploration and the gathering of supplies for the ship, the landing party...

Safran Landing Systems, formerly Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, is the world's largest manufacturer of aircraft landing gear, and is involved in the design, development...

of airborne forces. The first step was the formation of the Central Landing Establishment at Ringway Airport, Manchester, in June 1940 where the first...

plans to establish three independent corps – Central, Eastern, and Western. To facilitate the establishment of three independent corps, steps have been...

School RAF Central Landing School (1940) became Central Landing Establishment Central Navigation and Control School RAF (1950–63) became Central Air Traffic...

RAF Ringway, near Manchester, on 21 June 1940 and named the Central Landing Establishment, and the initial 500 volunteers began training for airborne...

Battalion, with a parachute and glider wing. On 21 June 1940 the Central Landing Establishment was formed at Ringway airfield near Manchester. Although tasked...

creation of what would become the Central Intelligence Agency. Despite opposition from the military establishment, the State Department, and the Federal...

later became the 1st Parachute Battalion. On 21 June 1940 the Central Landing Establishment was formed at Ringway airfield near Manchester. Although tasked...

later became the 1st Parachute Battalion. On 21 June 1940 the Central Landing Establishment was formed at Ringway airfield near Manchester. Although tasked...

Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve is a unit of the National Park Service on Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound, near Coupeville in Island County...

Artillery Battalion Reconnaissance Battalion Engineer Battalion Combat Landing Battalion Logistic Support Battalion Signal Company Amphibious Rapid Deployment...

flying boat, with the aircraft using the waterways of the Nuuk Port as a landing site. In 1962 a PBY Catalina crashed near the port, killing 15 people on...