U.S. paratroopers jump from C-46 east of Rhine. U.S.

U.S. paratroopers jump from C-46 east of Rhine. U.S. paratroopers of the First Allied Airborne Army are shown at the two doors of the new C-46 Commando before jumping east of the Rhine on the Second British Army front. The C-46 carries 36 soldiers instead of 18 and permits quicker nlaoding because of its two doors. The landing behind the enemy lines March 24, 1945, was the greatest airborne offensive of the war, with more than 1,500 troop-carrying planes and glildrs participating.