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FORT BENNING, Ga. – A World War II-vintage C-47 transport plane makes an airdrop over Fort Benning's Fryar Drop Zone Aug. 16, 2019, in observance on National Airborne Day. Making the jump were historical re-enactors in World War II paratrooper uniforms. Fort Benning is birthplace of the U.S. Army Airborne, and home to the U.S. Army Airborne School, which trains paratroopers for the Army and other services. President George W. Bush established National Airborne Day in 2001 to commemorate a series of test parachute jumps that were completed Aug. 16, 1940 by the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon, leading to formation of the Army's Airborne units that fought in World War II. It is observed every Aug. 16.
(U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs Office)
| Date Taken: | 08.16.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.14.2020 18:39 |
| Photo ID: | 6315401 |
| VIRIN: | 190816-A-YH902-319 |
| Resolution: | 1024x683 |
| Size: | 97.02 KB |
| Location: | FORT BENNING, GA, US |
| Web Views: | 61 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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