Carpet Baggers of WW II

[DA SWO]

Tried to embed, but kept getting an error message.

Here is a TV program highliting the Carpet Baggers of WW II. These are the guys who really are AFSOC's 1st Warriors, more so (IMO) then the 1st ACW of the Pacific Theater.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/231587/the-military-network-the-carpetbagger-project-secret-heroes

 

[Servimus]

Thanks for the link. Love hearing history of the Air Corps. My grandfather served in the 8th AF as well. Grew up listening to stories of missions he carried out over Berlin. Nothing like this though.

 

[AWP]

If you guys dig there are several easily found websites about the unit, how they were formed, trained, equipped, etc. to include their missions. Those guys clank when they walk.

 

[DA SWO]

Here is the youtube video of the song sung at the end. Read the narrative about the poem turned into a song.

https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmfJ3lklUy4&h=e26ff

 

[ÉIREGOBRÁCH1922]

Great video and song! Interesting piece of WWII history.

 

[AWP]

Necroposting like a boss.

Operation Carpetbagger

Callahan's Trapeze (from the above) is a badass story.

492nd Bomb Group | American Air Museum in Britain

http://thesolomoncrew.com/technical-annex-c-the-modified-liberators/

Plus other stuff via Google.

I have an affinity for the unit, primarily because it is a very important piece of aviation history that no one knows about. The 1st Air Commando Group predates the Carpetbaggers, but had more publicity and was more akin to a modern Air Expeditionary Wing than a SOF unit. The 'Baggers had much more in common with today's AFSOC units.

 

[AWP]

Two other interesting pages.
Main Menu - The Carpetbagger Photographic Archives

WWII European Theater of Operati

Team Packard has a recognizable name as do a few others.

417 page .pdf because you're bored or whatever.
http://www.afsoc.af.mil/Portals/1/documents/history/AFD-051228-020.pdf