41. The first stage landed successfully at Landing Zone 1. 42. Some of the landing zones were too heavily defended. 43. Lake Borgne would become the landing zone for British forces preparing to attack New Orleans. 44. Much of Wednesday was spent clearing trees for helicopter landing zones to bring in more firefighters. 45. Near the landing zone , they leveled off and converted to helicopter mode, which takes 12 seconds. 46. Submunition and thermobaric weapons are often used to clear landing zones ( LZ ) for helicopters. 47. He landed his first jump perfectly and just stepped outside the landing zone on his second. 48. He can see that rugged jungle landing zone . 49. The place, Landing Zone Albany in the Ia Drang Valley, was a spot on a map. 50. Moore, then a lieutenant colonel, led his 400 men into a small clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray.
