Operation Dragon Rouge. (Apocalypsis Now Reloaded)
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:22 amOperation Dragon Rouge-. Historic C-130 flight in Congo, FZSA (Kamina) to FZIA (Simisimi). C-130 model by Mike Stone. FS9.
On 24 November 1964, a squadron of planes including fifteen US Air Force C-130 transports (322nd US Air Force Division.) dropped 550 Belgian paratroopers onto the airfield at Stanleyville (Now Kisangani).
At dawn over Africa.
Target on view. Stanleyville and the mighty (even in FS9) Congo River.
The airfield. They jumped first and secure the airfiled, prior to land.
Jump, Pierre, Jump.....
Over the next two days over 1,800 American and Europeans were evacuated as well as around 400 Congolese. 80 europeans died.
More info you know (Wiki, Google)
Firs time I post images. Sugestions welcome.
On 24 November 1964, a squadron of planes including fifteen US Air Force C-130 transports (322nd US Air Force Division.) dropped 550 Belgian paratroopers onto the airfield at Stanleyville (Now Kisangani).
At dawn over Africa.
Target on view. Stanleyville and the mighty (even in FS9) Congo River.
The airfield. They jumped first and secure the airfiled, prior to land.
Jump, Pierre, Jump.....
Over the next two days over 1,800 American and Europeans were evacuated as well as around 400 Congolese. 80 europeans died.
More info you know (Wiki, Google)
Firs time I post images. Sugestions welcome.
