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The Evacuation of Kabul – Online Talk and Live Q&A

September 27, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free
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Online Talk and Live Q&A with Air Commodore Emily Flynn

7pm BST Wednesday 27th September 2023

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 event is free to view, but please consider making a donation online or by text when you watch this talk. Your donations support the museum’s work caring for its collections and sharing stories through events like these.

This talk will also be made available after the live event to be viewed on-demand at http://www.sofo.org.uk/onlinetalks

Details

Date:
September 27, 2023
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://www.sofo.org.uk/whats-on/operationpitting/

Venue

Online

Organiser

Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
Phone
01993 810210
Email
frontofhouse@sofo.org.uk
View Organiser Website

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