How Black paratroopers saved the US from Japan’s WWII firebombs

Written by on April 5, 2025

CNN
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A World War II-era plane is set to fly over a veteran’s funeral Saturday. Eighty years ago, elite paratroopers were leaping out of similar aircraft on a secret mission called Operation Firefly.

They jumped into burning wildfires, often . . .



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