RIP General
I’ll have to read-up on this operation. I know that Gen. Orde Wingate’s Chindit forces made heavy use of British-built gliders during operations in the CBI theater. I had assumed that most men & supplies for the US troops were parachuted. But I guess it’s easier to load pack mules into a glider...
He’s just flying for a different squadron.
Thanks Ace.
wish the story would have include what type of fighter plane he flew
I'll bet there were some stories that came out of that operation.
God bless the men that fly and fight. High Flight, general, reach out and touch the face of God.
/johnny
RIP.
John "Johnny" R. Alison (November 21, 1912 – June 6, 2011), was a highly decorated American combat ace of World War II and veteran of the Korean War, and is often cited as the father of Air Force Special Operations.
More information about the gentlemen HERE. He had an incredible military record!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Alison
John R. Alison was in the middle of a lot of innovations. He was in Britain with Hub Zemke training pilots on the P-40. He made the first night intercept by the 23rd FG (Flying Tigers), earning a DFC. Then supported “Chindit” ground operations with via aerial re-supply. “Wrote the book” on Airforce Special Ops.
Also served in Korea.
Bad-@ss fighter pilot, too.
Jackie Coogan (the actor) was a glider pilot in Burma during World War II.
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