Operation Air Bridge
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Operation Air Bridge, formally known as Operation Halyard, was a World War II Allied mission that rescued hundreds of downed airmen from Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia through a series of clandestine airlifts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
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military operation ⓘ rescue mission ⓘ |
| airForceInvolved |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
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US Fifteenth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Halyard Mission
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Operation Halyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Allies of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
conducted in secrecy
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required construction of improvised airstrips ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith | Yugoslav Chetnik forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
Office of Strategic Services
NERFINISHED
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US Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United Kingdom
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| estimatedRescuedPersonnel | more than 500 airmen ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of special operations behind enemy lines
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symbol of Allied-Yugoslav cooperation during World War II ⓘ |
| leaderOnGround | Draža Mihailović NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia
NERFINISHED
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Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAirfield |
Koceljeva area improvised airfields
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Pranjani airstrip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | clandestine airlifts ⓘ |
| notableFor | largest Allied aircrew rescue behind enemy lines in World War II ⓘ |
| objective |
evacuate aircrews shot down over Yugoslavia
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rescue downed Allied airmen ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied operations in Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| planning | joint Allied-Yugoslav planning ⓘ |
| result | successful evacuation of hundreds of Allied airmen ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| supportedBy | local Serbian villagers ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Balkan theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEvacuation | air evacuation ⓘ |
| usedTransport |
C-47 transport aircraft
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C-54 transport aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Operation Halyard