Parachute Training School may mean:
- Parachute Training School (Australian Army), adjacent to HMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
- No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF, in England, initially based at RAF Ringway (which is now Manchester Airport) and currently based at RAF Brize Norton
- Parachute Training School (Pakistan Army), Pakistan Army's Para Training School located at Peshawar
Famous quotes containing the words training school, parachute, training and/or school:
“... the time will come when no servant will be hired without a diploma from some training school, and a girl will as much expect to fit herself for house-maid or cook, as for dressmaker or any trade.”
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