C-47 troop carrier used by 555th Parachute Infantry based in Pendleton, Oregon

Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also known as the Triple Nickle. This image was scanned at the National Archives reading room in College Park, Maryland. The description on the sleeve reads: \u27Operation Fire Fly\u27. A C-47 of the First Troop Carrier Command flies over rough Oregon countryside. The plane will drop a \u27stick\u27 of fire-fighting paratroopers of the 555th Parachute Infantry. This is a joint operation of the AAF Troop Carrier Command, the US Forestry Service and the Parachute Infantry. The parachutist operate in remote areas where it would take days for forestry men on the ground to reach the devastated areas.https://dc.ewu.edu/nara_555/1000/thumbnail.jp