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December 27, 2013
The Parachuting Dogs of the British Army in World War II
In order to make it easier to get the dogs to jump out of the aircraft, they weren't given anything to drink or eat beforehand. On April 2, 1944, Bailey wrote in his notebook about the first jump with the female Alsatian Ranee. He notes that he carried with him a 2-pound piece of meat, and that the dog sat at his heels eagerly watching as the men at the front of the line jumped out of the plane. - - SPIEGEL ONLINE
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"make it easier to get the dogs to jump out of the aircraft"
Yeah, it might have been traumatic if they had just grabbed the dogs and thrown them out.
Posted by: Daniel K Day at December 27, 2013 12:05 PM