Northern Flacon 2015: 62 tons of cargo and over 71,000 litres of fuel airlifted
The Joint
Ukrainian-Danish ‘Northern Falcon — 2015’ Operation
on the transport of fuel from the U.S. Air Force ‘Thule’ Base
to the Danish ‘Nord’ Polar Station on board of the Il-76MD
airlifter of the Ukrainian Air Force undergoes the second week
in row.
As of April 20,
the Ukrainian pilots have already completed 4 missions and airlifted
62 tons of cargo and 71,142 litres
of fuel.
The
Ukrainian military pilots perform tasks in harsh climatic conditions
of the Arctic — at temperatures to −50 degrees below zero
and a wind speed of 15-20 meters per second, and without ground radio
navigation and alternative airfields.
The Joint
Ukrainian-Danish ‘Northern Falcon —
2015’ Operation undergoes during April of current year. The
Il-76MD will airlift over 600,000 litres of fuel
and other cargo from the U.S. Air Force ‘Thule’ Base to the Danish ‘Nord’
Polar Station.