A Air Force C-47 Skytrain sits on Elmendorf Field at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This aircraft was assigned to the 54th Troop Carrier Squadron and was responsible for flying from forward bases into frontline airfields, dropping supplies to infantry troops engaged in battle and dropping paratroopers onto the battlefield.

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