C-46D Commando of 437th TCW drops paras over Korea 1951
A U.S. Air Force Curtiss C-46D Commando of the 437th Troop Carrier Wing drops paratroopers of the U.S. Army's 187th Regimental Combat Team during a training exercise in Korea, in 1951. On 23 March 1951, 55 Commandoes of the 437th TCW had participated in the first combat personnel airborne drop of the Korean War near Munsan-ni. Original caption: "Fully-blossomed parachutes lower paratroopers of the 187th Regimental Combat Team, fully clad for combat conditions. Although the operation is a practice maneuver, combat conditions were simulated from the very start of the operation. The C-46 "Commando" overhead assigned to the U.S. Far East Air Forces 437th Troop Carrier Wing, carried 50 combat ready troopers. Thirty commandos participated in this training exercise."
- Date
- 1951-09-01
- Photographer / author
- USAF photo 81011 AC
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- Wikimedia Commons
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- image
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- 1,920 × 2,430 pixels
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