Was this a common maneuver?

It was really an extraction method, so I don't think it was commonly
used. (Individuals were yanked out the same way

Perhaps because of the high density altitude in India and Burma, it
became routine? Perhaps it did. Obviously a C-47 could more easily
heft the glider at 100? mph than it could on a takeoff run.

I wonder what kind of line they used? Manila doesn't have any stretch
in it! Was there nylon line in WWII?

all the best -- Dan Ford
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