▁hair ▁& ▁and ▁after ▁landing ▁Elli ott ▁said ▁the ▁plane ▁pract ically ▁fell ▁apart ." ▁ ▁The ▁personnel ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁via ▁Pan ▁American ▁C li pper . ▁C ull en ▁and ▁Ro ose vel t ▁discussed ▁the ▁operation ▁with ▁the ▁president , ▁General ▁Marshall , ▁and ▁General ▁Arnold ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁Colonel ▁C ull en ▁wrote ▁up ▁a ▁detailed ▁report ▁and ▁intelligence ▁estimate ▁based ▁on ▁R ust y ▁discover ies . ▁It ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁vulner ability ▁of ▁the ▁trans - A fr ican ▁fer ry ▁route ▁to ▁a ▁V ich y ▁off ensive , ▁and ▁generally ▁over st ated ▁the ▁capabilities ▁and ▁intent ions ▁of ▁French ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Historical ▁Sign ific ance ▁Project ▁R ust y ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁am bit ious ▁and , ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁one ▁aircraft ▁not with standing , ▁successful ▁mapping ▁operation ▁which ▁would ▁pres age ▁future ▁Al lied ▁long - range ▁reconna issance ▁over ▁denied ▁territory . ▁Other , ▁somewhat ▁similar ▁operations ▁followed ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁global ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Command ▁route ▁network . ▁The ▁less ons ▁learned ▁were ▁important ▁for ▁the ▁technical ▁progress ▁of ▁aer ial ▁phot ography ▁and ▁mapping . ▁R ust y ▁facil itated ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁land ings ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁Al ger ia ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁advanced ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁C ull en ▁and ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁later ▁rose ▁to ▁Brig ad ier ▁General .