To: shezza
Italy makes more sense as a base of Air Ops for the simple reason that it adjoins the Mediteranean, while Germany is landlocked. No overfly rights need to be secured before heading out to international airspace and hanging a left towards the Middle East.
In addition, supply efforts would be easier in Italy due to the same sea access.
18 posted on
05/02/2003 10:37:18 AM PDT by
ez
(...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.)
To: ez
Germany is landlocked.Pray tell what happened to the North Sea and the Baltic coasts?
22 posted on
05/02/2003 10:44:55 AM PDT by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(Compassionate Conservative Curmudgeon)
To: ez
Germany is landlockedPretty clever those Germans - making Hamburg the second largest port city in Europe without having any sea access!
33 posted on
05/02/2003 11:56:46 AM PDT by
wideawake
(Support our troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
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