'Paratrooper' wrist compasses

For lack of documentation on this subject, I started my own research. The key question: were Taylor and Superior Magneto models both made throughout the war? My careful conclusion is that this is not the case. Up until D-Day, there were only Taylors. Superior Magneto's I have seen are all dated 6-44 or later and I have found no photographs of soldiers wearing them in Normandy. If you can shed any light on this, I will gladly add it to this article.
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Magazine covers with paratroopers

On a related note to the previous article on paratrooper ads, here is one on wartime magazines featuring paratroopers on the cover. If you have any you don't see on this page, send me a picture and I will add it.
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