"The First U.S. Army Airborne Operation" Topic
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| Tango01 | 12 May 2020 9:10 p.m. PST |
"Army Aviation developed rapidly during World War I with significant advancements in aircraft types, weapons, ordnance, instruments and flight gear, including parachutes. Initially, parachutes were developed primarily for balloon observers who were forced to jump from their observation baskets when attacked. Unfortunately, early parachutes were too heavy and bulky for most small aircraft and many pilots perished in their burning aircraft grimly nicknamed Aca,!A"flaming coffinsAca,!A?. As aircraft developed during the interwar period, military planners also experimented with parachutes both to save lives and to insert troops into combat. Gliders were also developed to deliver troops, artillery and supplies. The outbreak of World War II in 1939 provided an opportunity to implement and refine airborne doctrines. The German military had some notable early airborne successes in Norway, Belgium and Crete; lessons not lost on Army planners…."
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| Comicbook Hero | 13 May 2020 12:30 p.m. PST |
Hmmmm, completely ignores the Gingerbread Men of 509 PIB. The 509th carried out the first US combat drops during the invasion of North Africa (OPERATION TORCH) flying all the way from England.
They were also involved in two more combat jumps in North Africa and operated as part of the Tunisian Task Force battling the Afrika Korps.
And all before the 82nd jumped into Sicily. Geronimo! CBH |
| Tango01 | 14 May 2020 12:49 p.m. PST |
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