A training establishment for parachute troops was set up at RAF Ringway near Manchester on 21 June 1940 .
A training establishment for parachute troops was named the Central Landing Establishment , and the initial 500 volunteers began training for airborne operations .
A training establishment for parachute troops was set up at RAF Ringway near Manchester on 21 June 1940 and named the Central Landing Establishment , and the initial 500 volunteers began training for airborne operations .