Army Air Force Weekly Digest #69 Philippine Operations 72572 (1945)
1945 · Short film · 20 min
Synopsis
Dating to February 12, 1945, the 69th issue of the Army Air Force's Combat Digest features several fascinating segments. First, the use of small planes to carry wounded in and out of combat areas on Leyte, in the Philippines. This was the 159th Liaison Squadron which saw combat during the Philippines Campaign (1944–45) with the 3d Air Commando Group. Flying unarmed Stinson L-4 and L-5 Grasshopper and UC-64A Norseman light aircraft, the squadron flew courier and aerial reconnaissance missions…
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