SamMcGowan Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 http://www.history.army.mil/documents/glasgow/glas-fm.htm I just (re)found this article on the Net. It's an Army report on the Congo Rescue mission flown by crews from the 464th Troop Carrier Wing. (The rescue mission that actually worked.) Some interesting observations - one of which is that the Air Force pretty well left the mission planning up to the Belgians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamMcGowan Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 I found a very interesting tidbit in this report. It seems that MATS was supposed to fly six C-124 loads of tents, cots and rations to Ascension Island for the Belgians and C-130 crews use. The C-124s left Rhine Main six hours before the C-130s left Klinebrogel but they weren't there when the C-130s arrived at Ascension. In fact, they didn't get there until SIXTEEN HOURS later! And MATS was claiming that they were the "airlift experts"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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