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Operation Bright Star Pine Cone - 1960

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:55 pm
by Luis
Operation Bright Star Pine Cone 111 For Military Affairs Dept. J. Dille - 1960

Enjoy it!! :D

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Regards :D

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:51 pm
by m38olddog
Thanks Luis ! Fun to see so many pictures of M38A1s in the field. And an unfortunate M37 :( .

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:08 pm
by Zane
that m37 bit the dust.....literally

Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:11 am
by GPA
Parachute should have been double checked...

Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:02 pm
by GIJOE290
Great photo's. I'm guessing they were pushed out the back of those C-119's on the ramp in the first photo. I would have liked to seen that in person. 8)

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:19 pm
by alpino
Saw a Gamma Goat auger in 1981 in Grafenwehr [a 509th Abn Inf Bn mass tac] One wheel disconnected and chased some artillerymen on the DZ "waiting" for their transportation. No one was hurt but there was no sympathy from us grunts with our LPCs and 80 pound packs...

nice photos. thanks!

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:18 am
by Luis
A 434th C-119 being loaded for an improved serial delivery system named "Alamo Slingshot," that was tested by the Air Force to enable Air Force cargo aircraft to re-supply ground units with almost pinpoint accuracy. With the slingshot system, the C-119 aircraft could catapult its complete cargo load from the plane in just four and a half seconds. This official U.S. Air Force photo was released August 1966.

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Cheers! :wink:

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:08 am
by MASH_4077
The M37 didn't last long! Ouch!