I did this several months ago. For some insane reason, I decided to drop some troops from very high over a bish base - just to see what would happen. Dropped from about 25k, compensating for wind. An F4U had come up looking for me, thinking I was a bomber. As he was gaining on me, I figured my only option was to climb, if possible. He kept climbing after me, and as I passed 30k all of a sudden my climb rate skyrocketed. He fell further and further back , and we had a good laugh on graytext. Then I leveled out, and my airspeed went up so high it tore the goon to pieces.
I never did hear anything about the troops.