. ▁O ften , ▁pil ots ▁had ▁to ▁fly ▁several ▁miles ▁farther ▁into ▁enemy ▁territory ▁after ▁comple ting ▁their ▁dro ps ▁to ▁dis gu ise ▁the ▁actual ▁drop ▁location ▁should ▁any ▁enemy ▁obser vers ▁recognize ▁the ▁aircraft ' s ▁turning ▁point ▁as ▁the ▁drop ▁location . ▁In ▁some ▁cases ▁multiple ▁dro ps ▁in ▁isolated ▁areas ▁were ▁made ▁at ▁different ▁intervals ▁and ▁bon f ires ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁drop ▁indic ators ▁instead ▁of ▁flash light s . ▁In ▁rare ▁cases ▁air ▁to ▁ground ▁or al ▁radio ▁contact ▁would ▁be ▁made , ▁these ▁being ▁of ▁great ▁importance . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁The ▁group ▁has ▁been ▁generally ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁today ' s ▁Air ▁Force ▁Special ▁Oper ations . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Harr ington ▁Museum ▁ ▁Operation ▁Car pet b agger ▁Fact ▁She et ▁- ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁Museum ▁ ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁aer ial ▁operations ▁and ▁batt les ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁European ▁Theatre ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁operations ▁and ▁batt les ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Camp aign ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁resistance ▁movements <0x0A> </s> ▁P ang lung ▁Herm itage ▁is ▁a ▁historical ▁herm itage , ▁belonging ▁to ▁S era ▁Mon aster y . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁L has a . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁The ▁Tib et an ▁and ▁H imal ay an ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : B ud dh ist ▁herm it ages ▁in ▁L has a ▁Category : S era ▁Mon aster y <0x0A> </s> ▁Ev ang eline