airlift

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We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The United Nations is planning an airlift of some 2,000 relief kits to Jamaica from a supply station in Barbados once air travel is possible.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

The paramedic then worked with fire personnel on the ground to secure the patient in a rescue basket and airlift him to a local trauma center.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

As the soldiers prepared to airlift the suspect out of the mountainous area, they were surrounded by more than 100 people.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

After the supplies were rigged for an airlift, Oshiro and Big Jim would head out in the chopper to the camps.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge