1943: The 52nd Troop Carrier Wing uses 80+ troop transports to drop 1,200 paratroopers within Allied lines on Italy’s Salerno Beach, with no losses of planes or men. These reinforcements help stop the Axis counteroffenive.
1943: The 52nd Troop Carrier Wing uses 80+ troop transports to drop 1,200 paratroopers within Allied lines on Italy’s Salerno Beach, with no losses of planes or men. These reinforcements help stop the Axis counteroffenive.