Action Figure Overview: G.I. Joe - Airborne (Hasbro, 1983)
Helicopter Assault Trooper: Airborne (Hasbro, 1983) G.I. Joe began his life as America's Movable Fighting Man in 1964 in the form of a one-sixth scale, fully articulated action figure. After more than a decade on the shelves of toy stores across the country, Joe retired in the mid-70s. With the popularity of Star Wars figures, G.I. Joe returned in 1982 as a 3 3/4" Real American Hero and that's where my adventures with G.I. Joe began... Airborne: Deep Behind Enemy Lines Right from the start, I thought these little guys were awesome and when the 2nd wave of figures hit the scene in 1983, I was excited to expand my team of Joes. One of my absolute favorites from the second wave was a Helicopter Assault Trooper - Code Name: Airborne! According to the file card on the back of his package, Franklin E. Talltree was a Navajo from a Arizona. His family had made their fortune in the oil industry and as a kid, his parents let him take Sky-Diving lessons. Originally, Franklin pu