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Starting in 1943, the U.S. Army Air Forces pioneered rescue tactics to save crews whose aircraft crashed in the Himalayas, like this C-46 Commando in September 1945. (National Archives)
National Archives
Starting in 1943, the U.S. Army Air Forces pioneered rescue tactics to save crews whose aircraft crashed in the Himalayas, like this C-46 Commando in September 1945. (National Archives)
National Archives