Story 2341
Near Tuzla, Bosnia Herzogozina December 1, 1943
The Dakota turned into the wind. The twin engines roared and the transport aircraft went down the airfield that had recently been improved by the imported steel mats that had been flown into the small partisan controlled enclave by the RAF. A few minutes later, the rest of the Dakotas that had flown into the small airfield just after dusk took off to head back to Foggia using the mountains and the early morning light to provide protection against the few Luftwaffe fighters that could be flying pre-dawn patrols. Twelve six pound anti-tank guns, two dozen bazookas and three hundred Stens had been flown in last night. Tonight, instructors along with more ammunition were scheduled to arrive to improve the ability of the Yugoslavian partisans to hold ground instead of merely deny it to the Germans.
The Dakota turned into the wind. The twin engines roared and the transport aircraft went down the airfield that had recently been improved by the imported steel mats that had been flown into the small partisan controlled enclave by the RAF. A few minutes later, the rest of the Dakotas that had flown into the small airfield just after dusk took off to head back to Foggia using the mountains and the early morning light to provide protection against the few Luftwaffe fighters that could be flying pre-dawn patrols. Twelve six pound anti-tank guns, two dozen bazookas and three hundred Stens had been flown in last night. Tonight, instructors along with more ammunition were scheduled to arrive to improve the ability of the Yugoslavian partisans to hold ground instead of merely deny it to the Germans.
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