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Canada in the Kosovo air campaign, 1999

Canadian CF-18 aircraft departing Aviano Air Base, Italy, after supporting Operations Allied Force and Echo; photographed in December 2000.
Canadian CF-18 aircraft departing Aviano Air Base, Italy, after supporting Operations Allied Force and Echo; photographed in December 2000. CF-18 Aviano Italy · Staff Sgt. Jennifer C. Wallis, U.S. Air Force · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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In 1999 Canadian CF-18 pilots flew combat missions in NATO’s 79-day air campaign over Kosovo, Operation ALLIED FORCE, which ran from March to June 1999 to end violence and repression in Kosovo. Canada’s part, Operation Echo, had begun in June 1998 when CF-18 Hornets deployed to Aviano, Italy.

Scope & context

The campaign as described in the Royal Canadian Air Force’s official history and National Defence’s past-operations records.

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