THE POLISH ARMY IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 (HU 128274) Second Lieutenant of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade adjusting a bungee helmet (paratrooper’s training helmet) on Clement Attlee’s head during his visit to the Brigade. Cupar, 20 April 1942. Colonel Stanislaw Sosabowski, the Commander of the Brigade, is on the right. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205402362

THE POLISH ARMY IN BRITAIN, 1940 – 1947 (MH 1965) Paratroopers of the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade adjusting their parachutes before taking off. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235285

THE POLISH ARMY IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 (H 18882) Clement Attlee visiting troops of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade at Cupar, 20 April 1942. Note their headwear – paratrooper’s training helmets also known as ‘bungee helmets’. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194899