Online Talk: The Evacuation of Kabul
Online Talk and Live Q&A with Air Commodore Emily Flynn Air Commodore Emily Flynn, former station commander of RAF Brize Norton, the RAF’s Air Mobility Hub, shares the role the Station played in the evacuation from Kabul in August 2021 as part of the largest airlift since Berlin in 1948. Operation Pitting was implemented to evacuate 15,000 Afghan Nationals from Kabul, who were escaping to make a new life in the UK after the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. This online talk is free to view, no pre-booking or registration required. Donations, supporting the museum\'s work sharing stories like these and conserving the county\'s military heritage, will be encouraged during the stream.
Date: 27-September-2023
Time: 19:00
Location: Online
Type: digital
Online Talk and Live Q&A with Air Commodore Emily Flynn Air Commodore Emily Flynn, former station commander of RAF Brize Norton, the RAF’s Air Mobility Hub, shares the role the Station played in the evacuation from Kabul in August 2021 as part of the largest airlift since Berlin in 1948. Operation Pitting was implemented to evacuate 15,000 Afghan Nationals from Kabul, who were escaping to make a new life in the UK after the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. This online talk is free to view, no pre-booking or registration required. Donations, supporting the museum's work sharing stories like these and conserving the county's military heritage, will be encouraged during the stream.
