US Airborne (Winter) Pathfinder Squad city-in-ruins but also increasingly harsh weather

but also increasingly harsh weather

Particularly good on the flanks

The New Guinea campaign spanned several years and thousands of miles

When the Japanese Zero first entered service in 1940

Scout dogs alerted their handlers to the presence of enemy positions

US Airborne (Winter) Pathfinder Squad city-in-ruins but also increasingly harsh weatherMark out that drop zone! An elite volunteer force drawn from the ranks of the American Airborne divisions, the Pathfinders had the dangerous responsibility of dropping into parachute landing zones up to half an hour before the arrival of the main force, in order to set up a variety of specialist equipment to guide the rest of the aircraft on to the target. Once the main jump was completed, the Pathfinders would join up with the rest of their unit, and