Straight on view inside the cargo bay of a German C-160 Transall cargo plane as the aircrew loads pallets of 100 pound bags of foodstuff at Mombasa Airport in Kenya. The aircrew then performs a low-level mission over remote locations in Somalia. The drops are conducted at less that 100 feet off the ground as the pallets fall without the aid of a parachute. The pallet rigging breaks apart on impact and absorbs most of the shock from the airdrop. German aircrews claim a success rate of 85% using this method of insertion. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: Mombasa International Airport
Country: Kenya (KEN)
Scene Camera Operator: Unknown
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/10/1992
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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