National Airborne Day
August 16, 2027
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National Airborne Day
On August 16, 1940,
48 volunteer members of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon
performed the first official U.S. military parachute jump
at Fort Benning, Georgia.
National Airborne Day
On August 16, 1940,
48 volunteer members of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon
performed the first official U.S. military parachute jump
at Fort Benning, Georgia.
