Airborne Service Ribbon

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Awarded to a pilot for exceptional performance while transporting paratroops.

Contents 1 June 2008 2 December 2007 3 November 2007 4 August 2007 5 July 2007 6 May 2007 7 March 2007 8 January 2007 9 December 2006 10 November 2006 11 See Also

June 2008

One pilot in particular selflessly climbed in a C47 and hauled paratroops across the channel to Russell Island during the Guadalcanal Landings battle, enabling it's capture. Japanese resistance was fierce and at the time, it's capture was critical. For this, Allied Command wishes to bestow upon _Redbull the Airborne Service Ribbon.

From 30 grids out JG51_Squirrel, initially unescorted and on his own initiative arrived in the last 30 seconds of the Guadalcanal Landings battle to drop JP paratroops on Russell Island, clinching the Axis victory in a photo finish. His deed will become legendary and for this action he is awarded the Airborne Service ribbon.

Taven_571 flew in JP paratroops for the first capture of Russell Island and the capture of Slotsylvania during the Guadalcanal Landings battle. His daring and persistance paid through for the Axis cause and he is therefore awarded the Airborne Service ribbon.

December 2007

_Will_Sackett = For successfully dropping 24 paratroopers and delivering 4 loads of supplies during the Big Classic IV event.

November 2007

LTD_Mrs_C_oZZy - For safely dropping more troops than anyone else in the Ortona event, an effort instrumental in securing an Allied victory during the Battle of Ortona.

JG7_Grim Reaper - For the use of innovative and outstanding tactics during the Cape Gloucester battle, resulting in the capture of the Allied Northwestern bomber base, which the chaos into the Allied invasion forces, forcing to fight a read guard action.

JG7_Grim_BL - For the use of innovative and outstanding tactics during the Cape Gloucester battle, resulting in the capture of the Allied Northwestern bomber base, which thre chaos into the Allied invasion forces, forcing to fight a read guard action.

August 2007

_HC_Impala - For delivering 99 troops during the Big Classic III event.

AH_Phantom - For action in delivering 65 troops and 2 plane loads of supplies during the Big Classic III event.

Big_mo - For a busy day in the transports, delivering 114 troops during the Big Classic III event.

DR_Spiffy - For delivering 72 troops in actions during the Big Classic III event.

GRR_Xtreme_XO - For his efforts in delivering 81 troops during the Big Classic III event.

YokosukadestlerS - For flying an incredible 24 air supply missions during the Big Classic III event.

July 2007

JG51_Hammertime - Despite overwhelming odds, or perhaps because of them, JG51_Hammertime made several successful troop drops to recapture valuable scenes behind enemy lines. This led to a disruption of Allied efforts and contributed to the overall victory. Precious Allied resources were tied up in recapturing the scenes, preventing them from being there at the very last moment, ensuring an Axis victory during the Lae battle.

May 2007

BRS_Iceman - For exceptional performance in the Big Classic II event as an airborne transport pilot, for consistently flying on in the face of heavy opposition, and for coordinating all transport pilots to ensure the highest probability of success in delivering paratroops. His actions contributed measurably to the Allied team's successes in capturing enemy strongholds, therefore.

March 2007

DW_Dawg - For his amazing work as a troop carrier pilot during the Barbarossa event.

FG_BoogDog - For his relentless attitude in flying paratroops anywhere needed throughout the entire Barbarossa event, and for trusting his escorting fighters to defeat enemies in his path, which allowed quicker captures of his target scenes.

January 2007

BRS_Iceman - For action during HG's last mission of the battle BRS_Iceman took off with troops that HG would need to help take their intended target. Although he was 15 minutes behind the formation on take off, BRS_Iceman tenaciously climbed and vectored his approach to the formation joining up just before they hit on their IP. Just as he was preparing to lock on after his long chase, HG was set upon by enemy aircraft and, as could be expected, his troopship was targeted and suffered grave damage, but through exceptional airmanship managed to evade destruction and pushed on to the target, struggling to maintain his position and control. Upon arriving at the target he patiently awaited the trigger and dropped his troops before his aircraft became uncontrollable from from the damage he continued to take from enemy fighters and AA.

December 2006

HG_Rat - For exceptional service flying transports during the Barbarossa event.

_HC_MIKE_USMC - For successfully flying his troop plane during the Barbarossa event to drop troops that captured the primary and secondary targets of Air Wing 1 and for continuing this practice by taking troops to other scenes as the GE forces pushed on.

JG51_Totentanz - For continuously flying through intense and dangerous enemy fire from AAA and enemy fighters during the Barbarossa event, with SU were defending their newly captured GE BBB and for continuously flying missions and enduring heavy damage in order to get his troopship to the target and his troops on the ground.

November 2006

HG_Rat - For flying over 1.7 hours in a C-47 during the Paris In October event, while struggling to keep up with the bomber formations and keep position so as not to collide at altitudes in excess of 20,000 ft, then when over target at the GE BBB, diving into the maelstrom of GE defenses to successfully execute a paratroop drop from 4000 ft, with all troops landing safely before he was chewed to pieces by the GE defenders and AA.

JG51_Scrapman - For executing multiple triggers and successful troop runs during the Paris In October event.

GRR_HardlyStable - For serving as a rotating team in providing a steady stream of troop transports to the front lines when their CO needed them during the Paris In October event, for their unselfish efforts and skill in maneuvering under heavy fire, which contributed greatly to the advance of Allied lines and the mission of the GRR Squadron.

GRR___morr62_TO - For serving as a rotating team in providing a steady stream of troop transports to the front lines when their CO needed them during the Paris In October event, for their unselfish efforts and skill in maneuvering under heavy fire, which contributed greatly to the advance of Allied lines and the mission of the GRR Squadron.

AH_Groucho_ACO - For providing a continuous flow to troop transports for the attacking forces of AH during the Paris In October event, while simultaneously serving as an attack force commander.

See Also

Fighter Ace Event Awards

Fighter Ace Medals