Burma Philip Cochran

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philip cochran in p-51a (background) on burma.


col. cochran ordered 1st air commando support ground troops without reservation: sense of humor, aggressiveness, , willingness risk planes , pilots in daring support missions won admiration of many officers , men of indian army, had point had experienced lackluster support hard-pressed royal air force squadrons. in particular, news cochran make light planes , gliders (snatched ground low-flying c-47s) available evacuate wounded men combat increased morale of long-range jungle penetration forces. 1 british commander summed change stating, commanders hopes , soldiers morale rose sky-high. now, if got hit in middle of burma, not left under bush die. cochran’s infectious confidence , unstinting support allied operations in burma caused admiral mountbatten remark cochran boy, ray of sunshine have had in theatre year.


1st air commando called upon perform ground support missions long range brigades, including bombing , strafing attacks. in 1 incident, group s p-51 mustangs failed down single telephone line on wooden poles using bombs, p-51 s used more daring tactic: lead plane swooped , banked...his lower wing tip ripped momentarily across open space in jungle, perhaps 3 feet above ground...the second plane swerved...straight @ out of land in tight turn, wing tip brushing ground...[we saw] telephone wire hanging around in festoons @ edge of jungle.








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