[French air force parachute, Parachutist mid jump, parachute released at Paratrooper school in Avignon-Pujaut, France]

[French air force parachute, A parachutist mid jump, parachute released at Paratrooper school in Avignon-Pujaut, France]

[French air force parachute, Parachutist mid jump, parachute released at Paratrooper school in Avignon-Pujaut, France]

"This is how the parade of costume - wearers looked as they marched past the judges. The costumes, our photographer reports, were strange and original."

[French air school, Instructor lecturing students in flight gear on airfield, Istres, France]

[French air force parachute, Morning training at Paratrooper school in Avignon-Pujaut, France]

[French air school, students exercising, vaulting over the high jump, Istres, France]

[French air school, student-pilots exercising, Istres, France]