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IN PICTURES: ISLAMABAD HOPPERS
- Aviation Features
- In pictures: Islamabad Hoppers
By Hassan ALi Khan 4th March 2022
FEATURE
Many of the aircraft involved in the Afghanistan evacuations had to hop over to Islamabad Airport in Pakistan to refuel, which is where Snappers Crew’s Hassan Ali Khan caught them
A C-130H-30 Hercules from the land of the pharaohs departs for Kabul to pick up diplomats
A Romanian Air Force C-130B Hercules, 6166, swirls into Islamabad Airport from Kabul on August 17. Most aircraft were so full that they left Kabul with as little fuel as possible to get to Pakistan
The USAF sent this C-17A, 98-8190, from the 437 Airlift Wing/315th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, South Carolina, to pick up US evacuees who had crossed the land border into Pakistan
This Swedish Air Force C-130H, 848, was one of many C-130H Hercules that visited Islamabad during the airlift out of Afghanistan
This Indonesian Air Force Boeing 737-4U3, serial A-7305, was evacuating diplomats out of Kabul
Australian diplomats and troops were evacuated onboard this Royal Australian Air Force C-130J, A97-442, which wears special markings to celebrate its 100th anniversary. It was photographed approaching Islamabad after departing Afghanistan
