Quote Originally Posted by Pannonian
Aren't they meant to be inserted by helicopter?
My son, PFC Smith, is a US para in Iraq. He jumped out of perfectly good airplanes for training, but they're inserted these days exclusively via Blackhawk helicopter.

Maybe diablodelmar is thinking of the US B-45 Tornado, introduced in 1948?

Bloody shame, the Brits having to draw down/merge so much. One hopes there's a group of Sergeants Major safeguarding the record of traditions and histories of these outfits.