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The Air Drop Miracle: How Pilots Supplied Besieged Troops for Months | #militaryhistory #koreanwar

In the winter of 1950, 30,000 UN troops found themselves surrounded by 120,000 Chinese soldiers in the frozen hell of the Chosin Reservoir. With temperatures at -40°F and every road cut off, the 1st Marine Division faced certain destruction.

This is the incredible true story of the "Air Drop Miracle"—a feat of logistical genius and pilot bravery that defied the laws of war.
Discover how C-119 Flying Boxcars and C-47s maintained a 24/7 aerial bridge, dropping everything from ammunition and medical supplies to an entire structural steel bridge into a narrow mountain perimeter.
This long-form documentary explores the tactical, technological, and human angles of a battle where the "high ground" was the only way home.

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