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== Operations during Fourth Bush War == | == Operations during Fourth Bush War == | ||
Smaller operations and airlifts during the [[Istrenyan Crisis]] and the outbreak of the Fourth Bush War in 1964 coincided with a massive increase in the amount of serviced airports, regions, and the overall fleet size of Air Crona. The Fourth Bush War and the sheer scale of combat along the [[Arcer Bush Wars|Operation Teflon, Kiln, and Terrace]] areas meant that Air Crona had to move more teams from the Operations Directorate as well as the [[Arcerion Commando Regiment]] and [[Special Arcerion Service Regiment]]. Small teams inserted via light prop aircraft trained anti-communist forces in Kelekona, Telokona, and TItechaxha at the opening phases of the war, and also provided light strike and airlift capabilities clandestinely. | Smaller operations and airlifts during the [[Istrenyan Crisis]] and the outbreak of the Fourth Bush War in 1964 coincided with a massive increase in the amount of serviced airports, regions, and the overall fleet size of Air Crona. The Fourth Bush War and the sheer scale of combat along the [[Arcer Bush Wars|Operation Teflon, Kiln, and Terrace]] areas meant that Air Crona had to move more teams from the Operations Directorate as well as the [[Arcerion Commando Regiment]] and [[Special Arcerion Service Regiment]]. Small teams inserted via light prop aircraft trained anti-communist forces in Kelekona, Telokona, and TItechaxha at the opening phases of the war, and also provided light strike and airlift capabilities clandestinely. | ||
From 1966-1973 Air Crona would provide the primary means of infiltration and exfiltration for Arcer and some other Occidental personnel, and gave them a logistical supply line and also would deliver air drops of aid to anti-communist forces behind the lines of communist forces embattled in the Operational areas. Air Crona also would airlift volunteers to fight, as well as help shuttle refugees out. A limited photo reconnaissance mission set was undertaken between 1970-1975, where the Arcer Army would recieve mission information on the movements of the Free Telokonese People's Movement (FTPM), Telokonan Worker's Army for a Free Crona (TWAFC), Kelekonan Militia for Free Indigenous People (KMFIP), Free Indigenous Army (FIA), Movement for a Liberated Aboriginal People (MLAP), and the Riverland Tribe Worker's Party (RTWP). These intelligence photographs and visual reports by bushplane pilots recruited by Air Crona helped direct Arcer Command and Arcer Special Forces teams to the ratlines used by the rebels and insurgents and directly contributed to their interdiction. | |||
Due to the complete breakdown of diplomatic negotiations between Arcerion, Washakara, Titechaxha, Telokona, and Kelekona, there was no formal Arcer airline or transportation. Diplomats and politicians had no means to move cross-border throughout Southern Crona. This included special negotiators for the peace talks towards the end of the Fourth Bush War, and Arcer politicians who could not formally be seen travelling to countries in a state of conflict against the Arcer government. | |||
[[File:Rural airstrip bush war.png|thumb|A twin prop cargo air freighter belonging to Air Crona at a rural airstrip in Kelekona, 1971 during the Fourth Bush War. ]] | [[File:Rural airstrip bush war.png|thumb|A twin prop cargo air freighter belonging to Air Crona at a rural airstrip in Kelekona, 1971 during the Fourth Bush War. ]] | ||
== Post-War Period and Modern Era == | == Post-War Period and Modern Era == | ||
After the conclusion of the Fourth Bush War, Air Crona struggled to maintain its relevancy as its profile and operations during the Fourth Bush War had given rise to a number of news articles and formal requests for information to the Arcer government. Struggling to now covertly and discreetly insert Arcer operatives, discussions began in the early 1980s to dissolve the airline. At OPSNS headquarters, it was determined that advancements in jet engine technology and the considerable rise in the commercial airline and civil air freight industry meant that the relevance of a private airline dedicated to supporting the Office was no longer necessary. | After the conclusion of the Fourth Bush War, Air Crona struggled to maintain its relevancy as its profile and operations during the Fourth Bush War had given rise to a number of news articles and formal requests for information to the Arcer government. Struggling to now covertly and discreetly insert Arcer operatives, discussions began in the early 1980s to dissolve the airline. At OPSNS headquarters, it was determined that advancements in jet engine technology and the considerable rise in the commercial airline and civil air freight industry meant that the relevance of a private airline dedicated to supporting the Office was no longer necessary. | ||