The U.S. ARMY Airborne dropped long-distance from the U.K. into North Africa in 1942 by way of the 200 mph DC-3/C-47 Dakota's twin-engined, big wing efficiency--over 1, 000 miles---a capability the USMC lies that it can somehow do without parachute jumping with unsafe 300 mph V-22 tilt-rotors when USAF C-130H/Js and C-17As, C-5Bs fly at 500+ mph for THOUSANDS OF MILES--anywhere in the globe--and drop far more, higher-quality, thinking Paratroopers--as well as LIGHT TANKS V-22s can't even carry:
www.combatreform.org/itmaneuversabattalion.htm
Both James Bond and Indiana Jones have taken DC-3/C-47s deep in search of dangers...also the star of the "Wild Geese", "Lost Horizon" and "The Dogs of War" adventures, too..
https://www.bitchute.com/video/dqOaeqCFGNGi/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/gGGoShqZy7SK/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/yU1TqW0KoG3g/
C-47s flew in and out Commander Fleming's and SOE's agents into/out of Axis areas in WW2 re: Waugh's semi-autobiographical, "Sword of Honor" starring Daniel; Craig. Admiral Byrd's ski-equipped, C-47s taking off from an aircraft carrier in Operation HIGH JUMP in 1947 is the most disturbing because they disturbed the secret Nazi Base 211 down there
https://www.bitchute.com/video/eTivPV3LRRyY/
...resulting in some shoot-downs by 20mm cannon weaponized, Anti-Gravity Craft (AGC) like the UNARMED C-46 packed full of dumb marines without parachutes that ex-OSS LTC Kenneth Arnold was looking for when he saw his "flying saucers".
https://www.bitchute.com/video/pBTa0p5EU7V2/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/9qtHVbKNvejT/
Kenneth Arnold: First Modern UFO Eyewitness or or ex-OSS LTC aka USG Disinformation Agent?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/177820177/Kenneth-Arnold-Nazi-Flying-Saucers
Ian Fleming: Where Did He Get The Name for the Villain's Yacht in Thunderball?
http://www.combatreform.org/thunderballfromunderthesea.htm
Most UFOs are MAN-MADE Anti-Gravity Craft (AGC)
http://www.ufohowto.com/index2.htm
C-47 faults should have been corrected: lack of self-sealing fuel tanks, a defensive top machine gun turret like the smart Russians fitted to their clones...ALL transports should be armed for self-defense as the smart Taiwanese Air Force did to their spy planes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisunov_Li-2
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amodel-72231-Night-Intruder-LI-2NB-Scale-Plastic-Model-Kit-1-72/143553566465
Some military versions of the Li-2 also had bomb racks and a dorsal turret, unlike the military C-47 development of the DC-3.
When Germany attacked the Soviet Union in 1941 many of the PS-84s were taken into military use and redesignated the Lisunov Li-2 in 1942. The military models were equipped with a 7.62 mm (.30 in) ShKAS machine gun, and later with a 12.7 mm (.50 in) UBK heavy machine gun. The aircraft were used for transport, partisan supply, bombing, and as ambulance aircraft. A version designated Li-2VV (Vojenny Variant = military variant) had a redesigned nose for extra defensive armament and could carry up to four 250 kg (551 lb) bombs under the wings. Smaller bombs could be carried inside the fuselage and thrown out of the freight hatch by the crew.
A total of 4,937[3] aircraft were produced of all Li-2 variants between 1940 and 1954 and it saw extensive use in Eastern Europe until the 1960s. The last survivors in use were noted in China and Vietnam during the 1980s.[3] There were many versions, including airliner, cargo, military transport, reconnaissance, aerial photography, parachute drop, bomber and high altitude variants. In Poland they were fitted for cropdusting against forest pests.[12] The Li-2 also saw extensive service in the Chinese Air Force in the 1940s and 1950s.
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MG Gavin had to resort to NIGHT Airborne operations to evade Luftwaffe fighter attacks since his USAAF C-47s were unarmed...
www.combatreform.org/airbornewarfare.htm
AC-47 gunhips were smartly armed with 7.62mm down-ward pointing, Gatling guns aka "Puff the Magic Dragon" seen in the John Wayne movie, "The Green Berets":
https://1sttac.blogspot.com/2021/03/currentwarthink-004-usaf-snake-bit-by.html
While today's twin turboprop Basler DC-3s are faster (300 mph) & more powerful venturing into the South Pole to transport an expedition like Operation WIND JAMMER...
http://www.jamesbondisforreal.com
James Bond is REAL.
