Who first put forward the concept of airborne combat?

As early as ancient times, Shun made a leap with two hats, creating the earliest record of using parachutes in human history.

Churchill, the British secretary of the navy, once proposed to organize a "flying team" to destroy behind enemy lines. Colonel William P. "Billy" Mitchell, aviation consultant of American Expeditionary Force, even came up with the idea of forming airborne troops to carry out airborne operations. 1918./kloc-0.17 He submitted a plan to General John J Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, proposing that all bombers at hand should be used in the near future to airdrop12,000 officers and men of the first American infantry division to the Germans.

Therefore, the concept of airborne combat was originally put forward by Colonel William P. "Billy" Mitchell, aviation consultant of American Expeditionary Force.