Word: 22s
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...until nearly four weeks after the disaster struck. By that time the massive U.S. effort, which began almost immediately, was doing much to mend U.S.-Peruvian relations, and the Russians were anxious to keep the Americans from getting too much credit. Soviet aid began arriving in force aboard AN-22s and smaller AN-12s. The aid included a field hospital complete with doctors, nurses, cooks, bakers and drivers, two eleven-ton helicopters, 100 prefabricated houses, food, clothing and medicine...
...tactical air force includes 4,800 planes, mainly attack bombers such as the YAK-28 and fighters (MIG-21s and SU-7s), which can be used for low-level bombing and strafing missions. There are also some 1,700 transport aircraft, including an estimated 20 of the monstrous Antonov-22s, which can carry 720 troops. Despite the Soviet advantage in numbers, most experts rate the U.S. Air Force superior to the Russian in every important category because of superior U.S. equipment and pilot combat experience...