Behind Enemy Lines: The Heroic History Of Paratroopers | Battle For The Skies | War Stories
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00:00 Introduction
01:23 Early Air Transport
05:08 HH Promo
05:46 Post WW1
10:19 Parachutes
13:30 Gliders
17:19 Dakota
22:58 Cloak And Dagger
27:51 Operation Plunder
29:39 Post WW2
38:01 Falklands War
39:16 Helicopter
41:59 The Jet
44:59 Lockheed C-130 Hercules