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| Henry Martini | 20 Feb 2019 5:10 p.m. PST |
Yes, those early years of experimentation must have involved a lot of crashes and chute failures. |
| Silurian | 20 Feb 2019 6:02 p.m. PST |
There is pre-war video of the parachutists walking out onto the wings of the planes and sliding off – no thanks! Sounds an interesting book. I wish it covered the whole war, there were quite a few combat jumps after 1941. Maybe there will be a sequel.
I'll certainly be getting this one. |
| d88mm1940 | 21 Feb 2019 10:44 a.m. PST |
I thought that I had read a piece a long time ago where they dropped troops in the snow without parachutes.
Here's a neat video, translated:
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 Bobgnar  | 21 Feb 2019 1:03 p.m. PST |
d88mm1940, thanks for that link. Very informative. I did not know of the massive development of airborne forces in the Soviet Union. Love those open air bombers. The raid on Bessarabia would make an interesting game. |
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