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The highest rate of civilian airlift in history (number of civilians evacuated per day) was during fall of Kabul in August 2021, where 778 flights evacuated 124,334 people over 17 days - 7,300 civilians per day (compared to 2,700 per day airlift of
Indians from Kuwait in 1990). The evacuation peaked
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soldiers fighting in Laos and force them to withdraw. "It was an attempt to interdict the enemy's rear area, to stop the flow of supplies and reinforcements, to establish a redoubt in the enemy's rear and disrupt his lines". It was executed successfully at the
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attached to the supply containers in question. When there is a broad area available where the intended receivers have control without fear of the enemy interfering with the collection and/or stealing the goods, the planes can maintain a normal flight
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aircraft and feature short landing and take-off distances and low-pressure tires allowing operations from small or poorly prepared airstrips. While they lack the speed and range of strategic airlifters (which are typically
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in 1967–70. This joint effort (which those involved used to call "Jesus Christ
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the supplies down and let them parachute to the ground. However, when the area is too small for this method, as with an isolated base, and/or is too dangerous to land in, a
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to bring items into a combat theater from a point on the other side of the planet, if necessary. Aircraft which perform this role are considered
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partisans. Additionally, at the end of World War II the USAAF and the RAF arranged humanitarian
4672:"Эвакуация украинцев из Уханя: куда прилетит самолет, как обустроят карантин и кто протестует?"
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later claimed to have evacuated 122,000 people, including
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evacuated Pakistani nationals from Yemen via an airlift
4697:"Finns arrive in France after repatriation from Wuhan"
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Fabian, K.P.; Journal, Indian Foreign Affairs (2012).
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4166:"1984-1991 Airlift of Ethiopian Jewish community |"
3911:"Operation Manna-Chowhound: Deliverance from Above"
5064:is available for free viewing and download at the
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4008:The Berlin Wall : a world divided, 1961-1989
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4797:"Infographic: Tracking the flights out of Kabul"
3009:performs tactical as well as strategic airlift.
3973:The blockade breakers : the Berlin Airlift
4966:"Caro capacity of military transport aircraft"
2591:, the French expeditionary forces devised the
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4328:"Military Histories - July 21st to 22nd 1974"
4240:Dien Bien Phu: the epic battle America forgot
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2711:Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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3789:L'histoire de l'aviation militaire française
2506:Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries
4822:"U.S. allies scramble to leave Afghanistan"
4351:Nicosia, Associated Press in (2015-08-06).
3887:"The greatest rescue you've never heard of"
3213:demonstrating tactical airlift capabilities
2157:to rescue Indian citizens caught up in the
4415:Venkataramakrishnan, Rohan (2 July 2014).
3171:Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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4954:Comparison of military transport aircraft
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4378:"Biggest Ever Air Evacuation in History"
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1048:List of military strategies and concepts
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2732:attempted to airlift commandos to
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2483:North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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60:is the organized delivery of
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4521:Haider, Irfan (2015-03-27).
4474:. 2011-03-02. Archived from
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4306:Wambold, Adam (2014-10-08).
4284:. 2012-03-31. Archived from
4195:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
4168:. 2017-05-10. Archived from
4122:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
2902:, U.S. Secretary of Defense
2526:Operation On Wings of Eagles
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2548:later evacuated over 8,000
2530:Operation Ezra and Nehemiah
2491:Federal Republic of Germany
2455:Royal New Zealand Air Force
1546:Military–industrial complex
1020:Operational manoeuvre group
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2916:U.S. Department of Defense
2726:Turkish invasion of Cyprus
2451:Royal Australian Air Force
2330:Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
2220:operation in air history.
2172:
36:
29:
4941:Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
4646:Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy.
3970:Schrader, Helena (2010).
3741:Loss of Strength Gradient
3062:by air. For instance the
3032:Battle of Antonov Airport
2801:Operation Safe Homecoming
2744:planes were shot down by
2528:. In 1951 it carried out
2481:and the formation of the
2479:beginning of the Cold War
2412:Nazi-occupied Netherlands
1610:Loss-of-strength gradient
462:Combat information center
5023:"An-72 COALER (ANTONOV)"
4044:Archives, The National.
3811:"Veliki rat – Avijacija"
2805:South Sudanese Civil War
2695:Military Airlift Command
2532:evacuating over 120,000
2447:Royal Canadian Air Force
2388:U.S. Fifteenth Air Force
2153:with food and coal, the
1928:Military science fiction
1413:Technology and equipment
829:List of military tactics
39:Airlift (disambiguation)
30:Not to be confused with
4937:Tucker, Spencer, 2013.
3891:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3851:Beevor, Antony (1999).
3152:surface-to-air missiles
3133:Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
2908:Civil Reserve Air Fleet
2900:Operation Allies Refuge
2809:Operation Sankat Mochan
2614:Battle of Điện Biên Phủ
2459:South African Air Force
2420:Dutch famine of 1944-45
2398:with the assistance of
1996:Wartime sexual violence
1752:Full-spectrum dominance
1563:Supply-chain management
5042:www.globalsecurity.org
3935:Turner, Barry (2017).
3763:Hub-spoke distribution
3747:Operation Nickel Grass
3214:
3148:defensive aids systems
3110:. These are typically
3098:Tactical airlift is a
3080:ground effect vehicles
3010:
2924:Special Immigrant Visa
2797:First Libyan Civil War
2750:Cypriot National Guard
2699:Operation Nickel Grass
2669:Lockheed Constellation
2487:Western European Union
2291:Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
2190:
2155:1990 Air India airlift
1908:Awards and decorations
1881:Peace through strength
1856:Low-intensity conflict
1490:Conscientious objector
1363:Area of responsibility
53:
5009:"Shaanxi Y-9 (Yun-9)"
4995:May 16, 2017, at the
4070:"The Berlin Blockade"
4005:Taylor, Fred (2006).
3338:C-130J Super Hercules
3239:C-130J Super Hercules
3205:
3104:theatre of operations
3023:Antonov An-124 Ruslan
3004:
2996:theater of operations
2948:Operation Devi Shakti
2936:Canadian Armed Forces
2829:2015 Nepal earthquake
2740:but failed after the
2637:Biafran secession war
2623:, was carried out by
2546:Israel Defense Forces
2514:1948 Arab–Israeli War
2368:Air Transport Command
2216:. This was the first
2193:In November 1915 the
2183:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
2180:
2149:, to supply isolated
495:Torpedo data computer
485:Ship gun fire-control
47:
4621:Goldstein, Michael.
4226:on 19 December 2008.
4146:www.historyofwar.org
3770:References and notes
3743:, a military concept
3613:C-17 Globemaster III
3270:Airlifter comparison
3088:Volga-Dnepr Airlines
3072:C-17 Globemaster III
3028:Antonov An-225 Mriya
2984:strategic airlifters
2928:British Armed Forces
2471:Handley Page Haltons
2384:Operation Tidal Wave
2380:Nazi-occupied Serbia
2026:Military occupations
1861:Military engineering
1763:Unrestricted Warfare
1620:Force multiplication
513:Military manoeuvrers
37:For other uses, see
4784:. 2 September 2022.
4191:"Operation Solomon"
3976:. Stroud: History.
3857:. London: Penguin.
3617:Strategic/tactical
3567:Strategic/tactical
3517:Strategic/tactical
3467:Strategic/tactical
3108:tactical airlifters
3048:Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
2944:Indian Armed Forces
2719:1970s energy crisis
2673:Superconstellations
2589:First Indochina War
2364:U.S. Army Air Force
1712:Penal military unit
1697:Rules of engagement
1373:Command and control
993:Operations research
457:Director (military)
447:Fire-control system
197:Command and control
78:Part of a series on
50:Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
5087:Military transport
4703:. 21 February 2020
4678:. 19 February 2020
4652:The Economic Times
4578:. February 1, 2020
4243:. Brassey's (US).
3463:Airbus A400M Atlas
3288:Max. payload (Kg)
3215:
3018:Airbus A400M Atlas
3011:
3007:Airbus A400M Atlas
2868:War in Afghanistan
2866:at the end of the
2852:evacuation flights
2777:invasion of Kuwait
2752:after flying over
2730:Hellenic Air Force
2658:Nigerian Air Force
2191:
2167:Nigerian Civil War
2161:, and the 1967–70
1821:Counter-insurgency
1742:Command of the sea
1687:Jewish laws on war
1662:Geneva Conventions
1198:Divide and conquer
988:Military operation
953:Tactical objective
452:Fire-control radar
429:Electronic-warfare
54:
48:People boarding a
4990:Lockheed C-5 data
4801:www.aljazeera.com
4142:"Operation Moses"
4022:978-0-06-078613-7
3983:978-0-7524-5600-3
3948:978-1-5100-8956-3
3749:, to Israel, 1973
3711:
3710:
3070:(two tanks) or a
3060:main battle tanks
2954:Strategic airlift
2932:Operation Pitting
2896:U.S. Armed Forces
2894:. As part of the
2874:captured most of
2844:COVID-19 pandemic
2574:Operation Solomon
2498:Israeli Air Force
2475:Short Sunderlands
2418:to alleviate the
2396:Operation Halyard
2315:Spanish Civil War
2293:were used by the
2288:Regia Aeronautica
2099:
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1991:Horses in warfare
1938:Anti-war movement
1841:Gunboat diplomacy
1831:Disaster response
1779:Philosophy of war
1774:Principles of war
1747:Deterrence theory
1692:Right of conquest
1615:Lanchester's laws
1383:Principles of war
1073:Counter-offensive
1053:Military campaign
958:Target saturation
881:Counterinsurgency
490:Gun data computer
424:Close air support
386:Aircraft carriers
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3094:Tactical airlift
2833:Operation Maitri
2817:Operation Raahat
2793:Operation Sukoon
2789:2006 Lebanon War
2724:During the 1974
2686:During the 1973
2610:Battle of Nà Sản
2578:Ethiopian famine
2570:Operation Joshua
2443:French Air Force
2400:Draža Mihailović
2357:Friedrich Paulus
2307:Spanish mainland
2260:Vickers Victoria
2200:, equipped with
2195:French squadron
2091:
2084:
2077:
1846:Humanitarian aid
1784:Security dilemma
1605:Power projection
1388:Economy of force
1368:Chain of command
1083:Defence in depth
1068:Commerce raiding
886:Defeat in detail
202:Defense ministry
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3229:EADS CASA C-295
3096:
2956:
2940:Operation AEGIS
2813:Saudi-Yemen War
2811:, and from the
2769:migrant workers
2734:Nicosia Airport
2621:Biafran airlift
2566:Operation Moses
2467:C-54 Skymasters
2326:Demyansk Pocket
2303:Spanish Morocco
2285:Fascist Italian
2248:British Embassy
2228:Royal Air Force
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2692:U.S. Air Force
2688:Yom Kippur War
2552:refugees from
2542:British Cyprus
2540:to Israel via
2463:C-47 Skytrains
2439:U.S. Air Force
2427:Berlin airlift
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