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Re: luftwaffe flying discs
The following is taken from: Report of Operation HIGHJUMP.
"1 JA plus 4 HO3S-1 and 2 HOS helicopters. Total naval and marine personnel participating was slightly in excess of 4700 officers and men.
"The short period available for planning and preparation required stenuous work on the part of all. Many of the ships were in an inactive status and all were below peace time complements. All aircraft required winterization and some alterations. Little time was available for the training and indoctrinatin of the hastily assembled crews of the ships and aircraft. Much specialized equipment had to be assembled and modified for the special conditions to be encountered, especially that for the base at Little America. The departure date of 2 December 1946 could not have been met except for the splendid cooperation of the various Bureaus and agencies of the Navy Department and of numerous commands afloat and ashore."
During the war, American planes were flying to bases in Iceland and Greenland, and ground personnel were stationed there. The urgency assigned to this operation is highly suspicious.
Ed
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