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From: A6014LHG%HASARA11.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Leo Geesink)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: dutch patriots transported by the soviet union
Message-ID: <1991Jan18.003442.8516@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 18 Jan 91 00:34:42 GMT
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From: Leo Geesink <A6014LHG%HASARA11.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Yesterday, the two Dutch patriot squadrons left for Turkey. Due to the fact
that the US didn't have the transport capacity and the Royal Netherlands
Army doesn't have planes like the galaxy, the only way to get the missiles
in turkey was by means of a soviet 'commercial' transport company.

So, accompanied by Dutch military personnel, the missiles went on their way
in an Antonov 224 Condor. The patriots are expected to become operational
tomorrow.

Leo Geesink                   |  bitnet  : A6014LHG@HASARA11
University of Amsterdam       |  internet: GEESINK@SARA.NL
Dept. of Information Systems