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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rmhermen (talk | contribs) at 19:09, 12 January 2004. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A few notes for anyone querying my changes:

  1. Airborne units typically do not consist of all three types. e.g. 82nd and 101 Airborne at D-Day, British Parachute Regiment, U.S. Air Cavalry, etc.
  2. Glider borne troops do not just follow the paratroops. On many occations they preceded them (see Pegasus Bridge).
  3. We badly need a reference for the 1927 Italian paratroop drop. Some sites claim the Italians made the first combat drops in 1918, but I've found nothing about a 1927 drop.

Most of this page should probably be moved to paratroop, and separate histories made for the other forms of airborne troops. DJ Clayworth 18:31, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Here is a page which mention 1927: [1] Rmhermen 19:09, Jan 12, 2004 (UTC)
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