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GEORGIA TOO POOR TO USE DONATED HELICOPTERS

TBILISI, GEORGIA, According to defence ministry of Georgia, the ex-Soviet country has no funds to operate eight UH-1H (Iroquois) helicopters donated to it by the USA (6) and Turkey (2) last autumn. USA had now decided to allocate funds, 10,8 USDm for the acquisition of fuel and the technical servicing of the helicopters for three...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 22543
Rome, Italy, 01/17/2002 12:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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