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Operation Market Garden at 75: The Guns of the Paratroopers

by Chris Eger

This week marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, the largest combat airborne drop in history. These are the guns the paratroopers carried.

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WWII ‘Whiskey 7’ transport plane to make commemorative flight over Normandy

by Brent McCluskey

A WWII U.S. Army transport plane that dropped paratroopers during the D-Day invasion will soon make a commemorative flight over Normandy. On June 6, 1944, a Douglas C-47 known as “Whiskey 7” played a key role in liberating Sainte-Mere-Eglise by dropping 21 paratroopers behind enemy lines. The restored Whiskey 7 now rests in the National […]

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