Details on Canadian Air Wing at Kandahar
Useful government webpage:
Update: Chris Taylor in "Comments" makes an acute observation about the Mi-8 photo above (ya whah?). Here's a Combat Camera photo of an actual Canadian-leased Mi-8 at KAF:
AR2008-012-03
17 November 2008
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Making the first flight of Task Force Kandahar's new aviation capability, an Mi-8 transport helicopter operated by the Toronto firm Sky Link prepares to depart Kandahar Airfield with a load of valuable cargo for Canadian forward operating bases in Kandahar Province.
Photo by Cpl Andrew Saunders, Joint Task Force Afghanistan
Joint Task Force Afghanistan - Air Wing by the numbers
JTF-Afg Air Wing Description
Comprises all CF air capabilities
deployed in the southwest Asia
theatre of operationsTotal Personnel 450 Aircrew Personnel 100 Groundcrew Personnel 150 Theatre Support Element Personnel 200 Medium-to-Heavy-Lift Helicopters 6 CH-147 Chinook D medium-to-heavy-lift helicopters
6 Mi-8 medium-lift helicopters under commercial charter
Utility Tactical Transport Helicopters 8 CH-146 Griffons
Tactical Airlift 3 CC-130 Hercules
Strategic Airlift CC-150 Polaris providing an air bridge between Canada and the southwest Asia theatre of operations
CC-177 Globemaster III providing an air bridge between Canada and the southwest Asia theatre of operations
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Up to 4 [my link] Year Established 2008 Location Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Update: Chris Taylor in "Comments" makes an acute observation about the Mi-8 photo above (ya whah?). Here's a Combat Camera photo of an actual Canadian-leased Mi-8 at KAF:
AR2008-012-03
17 November 2008
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Making the first flight of Task Force Kandahar's new aviation capability, an Mi-8 transport helicopter operated by the Toronto firm Sky Link prepares to depart Kandahar Airfield with a load of valuable cargo for Canadian forward operating bases in Kandahar Province.
Photo by Cpl Andrew Saunders, Joint Task Force Afghanistan
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 3:03 p.m.
1 Comments:
Should we be drawing any conclusions from the fact that the government's Mi-8 pic is actually the contractor's concept illustration for the CH-148 Cyclone?
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