8 décembre 1995 pendant la guerre en Bosnie : un avion de transport militaire de la Force aérienne allemande Transall C-160 (5083) à l'aéroport de Split en Croatie.
9960 x 5592 px | 84,3 x 47,3 cm | 33,2 x 18,6 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
8 décembre 1995
Lieu:
Split Airport, Spit. Croatia.
Informations supplémentaires:
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When Nato finally intervened in the Bosnian war in1995, German forces were deployed abroad for the first time since the Second World War, establishing a military hospital in the Croatian port of Split. During the war in Bosnia, most of the traffic at Split airport was NATO and UN cargo planes. Many of them subsequently travelled onwards, another 30 minutes, to Sarajevo to deliver aid. The Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft, produced as a joint venture between France and Germany. "Transall" is an abbreviation of the manufacturing consortium Transporter Allianz, comprising the companies of MBB, Aerospatiale, and VFW-Fokker. It was initially developed to meet the requirements for a modern transport aircraft for the French and German Air Forces; export sales were also made to South Africa and to Turkey, as well as a small number to civilian operators. The C-160 remains in service more than 50 years after the type's first flight in 1963. It has provided logistical support to overseas operations and has served in specialist roles such as an aerial refueling tanker, electronic intelligence gathering, and as a communications platform.