How did IAF aircraft reach Venezuela to deliver humanitarian aid?
It took IAF aircraft 23 hours of flying to cover more than 14,000 km to reach Venezuela for delivering humanitarian aid to the quake-hit South American country. Under Operation Amistad, the two heavy-lift aircraft had departed Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad on June 26. The aircraft landed in Caracas, carrying 66 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including an Army Field Hospital.