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An airbridge is the route and means of delivering material from one place to another by an airlift.1
An airbridge is the means by which an airhead is kept supplied by overflying enemy held territory. An airlift over an airbridge can also be used when the most convenient means of transport is by air, or as an additional supplement other forms of transport.
Two of the largest airbridges in history were: The Hump, (the name given by Allied pilots in the Second World War to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains over which they flew from India to China to resupply the Flying Tigers and the Chinese Government of Chiang Kai-shek) and the Berlin Airlift, to overcome the Berlin Blockade from 24 June 1948 through to 11 May 1949.
See also
- Blockade runner, a means of delivering material by ship to a port in naval blockade.
References
- ^ House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 9 Mar 1999 (pt 7) " Mr. Doug Henderson: The reduction in the number of RAF Tristar Airbridge flights to the Falkland Islands by one flight per calendar month was one of a range of efficiency proposals identified by the Strategic Defence Review. It represents a rationalisation of the use of Tristar aircraft, following technical improvements that allow them to carry an increased payload, rather than representing any significant reduction to the overall capacity of the Airbridge. Final arrangements for the implementation of this measure are still under consideration."
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