Humanitariran Airlift

Question 1

What was one of the first known instances of an aircraft being used to render assistance?

Answer 1

In 1919, Army aircraft flying out of Kelly Field Texas dropped food to victims of a Rio Grande flood

Question 2

What did the Aberdeen Proving Ground MD send airplanes to bomb in the Delaware River in March 1923?

Answer 2

An ice jam

Question 3

In Feb 1939, where did the 2nd Bombardment Wing deliver medical supplies to earthquake victims?

Answer 3

Chili

Question 4

In May 1945, B-17s delivered food to hungry people in the Netherlands in what operation?

Answer 4

Operation Chowhound

Question 5

What humanitarian operation airlifted over 10,000 Hungarian refugees to the US?

Answer 5

Safe Haven I (1956) and II (1957)

Question 6

What humanitarian operation airlifted over 1,000 tons of material Chile following volcanic eruptions, avalanches, and tidal waves in May 1960?

Answer 6

Operation “Amigos Airlift”

Question 7

What was largest aerial evacuation in history?

Answer 7

In 1975 following the fall of Cambodia. This airlift included Operation Babylift, New Life, Frequent Wind, and New Arrivals

Question 8

In 1991, following the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein attached the Kurdish population in northern Iraq. In response, Air Force transports provided more than 7,000 tons of blankets, tents, food, and more to the displaced Kurds and airlifted thousands of refugees. What operations is this?

Answer 8

Operation Provide Comfort

Question 9

What humanitarian operation airlifted 3,000 tons of supplies to Bangladesh following a 1991 typhoon?

Answer 9

Operation Sea Angel

Question 10

What humanitarian operation provided 6,000 tons of food, medicine, and other cargo to republics of the form Soviet Union?

Answer 10

Operation Provide Hope