WW1 airdrop

[Weasel]

Reading about the birth and rise of the German FJ and in the book they mention that the first suggested use of airdrop was in 1918 by Willie Mitchell who wanted to conduct a drop behind the lines. The plan was approved in principle but lack of aircraft and parachutes delayed it so long that the war finally ended.

What would have been the outcome I wonder? Mass slaughter most likely as a link up would have been next to impossible, but what an unexpected stroke eh!