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A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft drops bundles over the Micronesia Islands Dec. 9, 2024. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)
| Date Taken: | 12.10.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.11.2024 22:56 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 946210 |
| VIRIN: | 241209-F-PJ020-1002 |
| Filename: | DOD_110724936 |
| Length: | 00:01:05 |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN, GU |
| Downloads: | 1 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 1 |
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