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Tsunami Relief - NZDF Update 2

Published: Wed 5 Jan 2005 10:31 AM
4 January 2005
Tsunami Relief - NZDF Update 2
A New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules is this afternoon flying it's fifth mission into the Indonesian region of Aceh.
The flight from Jakarta to Banda Aceh takes four hours - with a maximum two hours on the ground for the crew to unload relief supplies.
Yesterday the aircraft delivered 14 thousand pounds of freight, two vehicles and emergency biscuits in to Aceh - 17 displaced Indonesians were flown out of the area.
The second C-130 Hercules, with 13 members of the NZDF medical team is due to arrive in Malaysia later today.
ENDS

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