1944: Paratrooper selfies
Here, a group of Paras are undertaking a training exercise. Crammed into the fuselage of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber, the men were accompanied by Haywood Magee, editor at the photography magazine Picture Post. Magee photographed the soldiers leaping out, one by one. Inspired, he handed a camera to one of the paratroopers, who took these self-portraits.
Images: Haywood Magee/Picture Post/Getty Images
