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Air Force Boeing 757 To Leave For Samoa
New Zealand Defence Force
Te Ope Kaatua O
Aotearoa
1 October 2009
Air Force Boeing 757 To Leave For Samoa
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 is scheduled to leave Whenuapai Air Force Base at 8.15am this morning, Friday 2 October, for Samoa.
The aircraft will be carrying medical evacuation and search and rescue teams along with general stores.
At 10.00am a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules will depart Air Force Base Whenuapai for Samoa.
The aircraft will have on board a LOV (light operational vehicle) and a desalination plant to ensure access to fresh water supplies.
ENDS
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