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"Yasi" cyclone emergency

Brisbane , Australia - Air Force evacuates 173 patients with mercy flights

Air Force has completed a series of mercy flights from Cairns to Brisbane, evacuating hospital patients ahead of the arrival of "Yasi" cyclone in northern Queensland. Last Tuesday evening, Air Force dispatched two C-130 Hercules airplanes from RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) Base Richmond and two C-17A Globemasters from RAAF Base Amberley for Cairns. Arriving in Cairns on board these aircraft,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1125404
Rome, Italy, 02/03/2011 12:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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