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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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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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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
4647:"Эвакуация украинцев из Уханя: куда прилетит самолет, как обустроят карантин и кто протестует?"
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evacuated Pakistani nationals from Yemen via an airlift
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3886:"Operation Manna-Chowhound: Deliverance from Above"
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3983:The Berlin Wall : a world divided, 1961-1989
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4772:"Infographic: Tracking the flights out of Kabul"
2984:performs tactical as well as strategic airlift.
3948:The blockade breakers : the Berlin Airlift
4941:"Caro capacity of military transport aircraft"
2566:, the French expeditionary forces devised the
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4303:"Military Histories - July 21st to 22nd 1974"
4215:Dien Bien Phu: the epic battle America forgot
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2762:evacuated numerous Indian civilians from the
2686:Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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3764:L'histoire de l'aviation militaire française
2481:Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries
4797:"U.S. allies scramble to leave Afghanistan"
4326:Nicosia, Associated Press in (2015-08-06).
3862:"The greatest rescue you've never heard of"
3188:demonstrating tactical airlift capabilities
2132:to rescue Indian citizens caught up in the
4390:Venkataramakrishnan, Rohan (2 July 2014).
3146:Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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4929:Comparison of military transport aircraft
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2458:North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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4496:Haider, Irfan (2015-03-27).
4449:. 2011-03-02. Archived from
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4259:. 2012-03-31. Archived from
4170:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
4143:. 2017-05-10. Archived from
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2877:, U.S. Secretary of Defense
2501:Operation On Wings of Eagles
2400:The largest airlift was the
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2505:Operation Ezra and Nehemiah
2466:Federal Republic of Germany
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1521:Military–industrial complex
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4621:Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy.
3945:Schrader, Helena (2010).
3716:Loss of Strength Gradient
3037:by air. For instance the
3007:Battle of Antonov Airport
2776:Operation Safe Homecoming
2719:planes were shot down by
2503:. In 1951 it carried out
2456:and the formation of the
2454:beginning of the Cold War
2387:Nazi-occupied Netherlands
1585:Loss-of-strength gradient
442:Combat information center
4998:"An-72 COALER (ANTONOV)"
4019:Archives, The National.
3786:"Veliki rat – Avijacija"
2780:South Sudanese Civil War
2670:Military Airlift Command
2507:evacuating over 120,000
2422:Royal Canadian Air Force
2363:U.S. Fifteenth Air Force
2128:with food and coal, the
1903:Military science fiction
1388:Technology and equipment
809:List of military tactics
39:Airlift (disambiguation)
30:Not to be confused with
4912:Tucker, Spencer, 2013.
3866:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3826:Beevor, Antony (1999).
3127:surface-to-air missiles
3108:Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
2883:Civil Reserve Air Fleet
2875:Operation Allies Refuge
2784:Operation Sankat Mochan
2589:Battle of Điện Biên Phủ
2434:South African Air Force
2395:Dutch famine of 1944-45
2373:with the assistance of
1971:Wartime sexual violence
1727:Full-spectrum dominance
1538:Supply-chain management
5017:www.globalsecurity.org
3910:Turner, Barry (2017).
3738:Hub-spoke distribution
3722:Operation Nickel Grass
3189:
3123:defensive aids systems
3085:. These are typically
3073:Tactical airlift is a
3055:ground effect vehicles
2985:
2899:Special Immigrant Visa
2772:First Libyan Civil War
2725:Cypriot National Guard
2674:Operation Nickel Grass
2644:Lockheed Constellation
2462:Western European Union
2266:Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
2165:
2130:1990 Air India airlift
1883:Awards and decorations
1856:Peace through strength
1831:Low-intensity conflict
1465:Conscientious objector
1338:Area of responsibility
53:
4984:"Shaanxi Y-9 (Yun-9)"
4970:May 16, 2017, at the
4045:"The Berlin Blockade"
3980:Taylor, Fred (2006).
3313:C-130J Super Hercules
3214:C-130J Super Hercules
3180:
3079:theatre of operations
2998:Antonov An-124 Ruslan
2979:
2971:theater of operations
2923:Operation Devi Shakti
2911:Canadian Armed Forces
2804:2015 Nepal earthquake
2715:but failed after the
2612:Biafran secession war
2598:, was carried out by
2521:Israel Defense Forces
2489:1948 Arab–Israeli War
2343:Air Transport Command
2191:. This was the first
2168:In November 1915 the
2158:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
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475:Torpedo data computer
465:Ship gun fire-control
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4596:Goldstein, Michael.
4201:on 19 December 2008.
4121:www.historyofwar.org
3745:References and notes
3718:, a military concept
3588:C-17 Globemaster III
3245:Airlifter comparison
3063:Volga-Dnepr Airlines
3047:C-17 Globemaster III
3003:Antonov An-225 Mriya
2959:strategic airlifters
2903:British Armed Forces
2446:Handley Page Haltons
2359:Operation Tidal Wave
2355:Nazi-occupied Serbia
2001:Military occupations
1836:Military engineering
1738:Unrestricted Warfare
1595:Force multiplication
493:Military manoeuvrers
37:For other uses, see
4759:. 2 September 2022.
4166:"Operation Solomon"
3951:. Stroud: History.
3832:. London: Penguin.
3592:Strategic/tactical
3542:Strategic/tactical
3492:Strategic/tactical
3442:Strategic/tactical
3083:tactical airlifters
3023:Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
2919:Indian Armed Forces
2694:1970s energy crisis
2648:Superconstellations
2564:First Indochina War
2339:U.S. Army Air Force
1687:Penal military unit
1672:Rules of engagement
1348:Command and control
973:Operations research
437:Director (military)
427:Fire-control system
197:Command and control
78:Part of a series on
50:Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
5062:Military transport
4678:. 21 February 2020
4653:. 19 February 2020
4627:The Economic Times
4553:. February 1, 2020
4218:. Brassey's (US).
3438:Airbus A400M Atlas
3263:Max. payload (Kg)
3190:
2993:Airbus A400M Atlas
2986:
2982:Airbus A400M Atlas
2843:War in Afghanistan
2841:at the end of the
2827:evacuation flights
2752:invasion of Kuwait
2727:after flying over
2705:Hellenic Air Force
2633:Nigerian Air Force
2166:
2142:Nigerian Civil War
2136:, and the 1967–70
1796:Counter-insurgency
1717:Command of the sea
1662:Jewish laws on war
1637:Geneva Conventions
1173:Divide and conquer
968:Military operation
933:Tactical objective
432:Fire-control radar
409:Electronic-warfare
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48:People boarding a
4965:Lockheed C-5 data
4776:www.aljazeera.com
4117:"Operation Moses"
3997:978-0-06-078613-7
3958:978-0-7524-5600-3
3923:978-1-5100-8956-3
3724:, to Israel, 1973
3686:
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3035:main battle tanks
2929:Strategic airlift
2907:Operation Pitting
2871:U.S. Armed Forces
2869:. As part of the
2849:captured most of
2819:COVID-19 pandemic
2549:Operation Solomon
2473:Israeli Air Force
2450:Short Sunderlands
2393:to alleviate the
2371:Operation Halyard
2290:Spanish Civil War
2268:were used by the
2263:Regia Aeronautica
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1966:Horses in warfare
1913:Anti-war movement
1816:Gunboat diplomacy
1806:Disaster response
1754:Philosophy of war
1749:Principles of war
1722:Deterrence theory
1667:Right of conquest
1590:Lanchester's laws
1358:Principles of war
1048:Counter-offensive
1033:Military campaign
938:Target saturation
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2792:Operation Raahat
2768:Operation Sukoon
2764:2006 Lebanon War
2699:During the 1974
2661:During the 1973
2585:Battle of Nà Sản
2553:Ethiopian famine
2545:Operation Joshua
2418:French Air Force
2375:Draža Mihailović
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1759:Security dilemma
1580:Power projection
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2788:Saudi-Yemen War
2786:, and from the
2744:migrant workers
2709:Nicosia Airport
2596:Biafran airlift
2541:Operation Moses
2442:C-54 Skymasters
2301:Demyansk Pocket
2278:Spanish Morocco
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