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  • First Canadian flight in support of the reconstruction of Iraq

    06/03/2003 1:50:19 PM PDT · by knighthawk · 1 replies · 188+ views
    Canada Newswire ^ | June 03 2003
    MACDILL AFB, FL, June 3 /CNW/ - On 2 June, a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules transport aircraft completed the first Canadian flight in support of the reconstruction of Iraq. The aircraft comes from the Tactical Airlift Detachment deployed in the Arabian Gulf area on Operation APOLLO. It transported eight passengers and a load of miscellaneous cargo including a truck and trailer from Kuwait to Baghdad, Iraq. "The Government of Canada announced on 29 April that Canada would expand the role of its three CC-130 Hercules aircraft deployed in the Gulf region to support humanitarian, reconstruction and stability efforts in Iraq,"...