Type 99 Paratrooper

[cary m2a]

O.K. it seems like both of us know some history,and have friends that lived it .

thanx

Cary

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[stryker]

There was one small Japanese airborne operation against an airforce base (Guam? mariannas?) that was a night drop, and essentially a suicide mission. I believe it was a B-29 base so possibly Tinian. I think IIRC the whole force was wiped out without causing any significant damage other than scaring the hell out of the Air Corps types. I'm at work so I'll have to go homke before i can check for the facts.

[Jim K]

It would have had to be within range of land-based transport aircraft. Nothing that was carrier-based was large enough to carry paratroops, the main reason they were rarely used by the Japanese in the Pacific. I would not be surprised to learn of airborne operations in China, but the only one I know of was in Sumatra; it will be interesting to learn of any others.

Jim

[cary m2a]

Thank You Stryker
I was just going by what I was told by someone that had been there thats all.

Cary

[WilliamT]

Makes me want to dig out mine. I think the numbers matched and it has a mum. I have not looked at it closely for some years. I will try to post some pics.

[jeep]

Wow I just seen one of these at Gunrunner,Burton Ohio . Along with several other Japanese weapons. I did not know there so rare.