41. By early 1954 the agency was covertly airlifting supplies to French forces in their losing fight in Vietnam. 42. He was in charge of airlifting logistics operations in the Iraqi Southern Air Command during the Gulf War. 43. The World Food Programme approved $ 2 million to help airlifting 53, 000 metric tons of food. 44. Conducted air and ground training activities, airlifting personnel and cargo in support of active duty forces worldwide. 45. The Group flew 35 % of these missions, flying 510 sorties and airlifting 11, 947 patients. 46. Airlifting a tank of propane to a high-rise terrace would be legal, Chief Cunningham said wryly.47. He was involved in the planning the airlifting of tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jews in 1984 and 1993. 48. A U . N . agency has begun airlifting food for about 180, 000 displaced people in Chechnya. 49. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said the German and Swedish chapters were airlifting blankets. 50. The airlifting of the Malian troops was made possible by funding from the Dutch government through the United Nations.