1943: The 52nd Troop Carrier Wing uses 80+ troop transports to drop 1,200 paratroopers on Italy’s Salerno Beach, with no losses of planes or men. The drop takes place within Allied lines and helps stem the Axis counteroffensive.
1943: The 52nd Troop Carrier Wing uses 80+ troop transports to drop 1,200 paratroopers on Italy’s Salerno Beach, with no losses of planes or men. The drop takes place within Allied lines and helps stem the Axis counteroffensive.