The efforts of the Colombian Air Force in Operation Hope do not cease, the AC-47 Phantom aircraft, during the night make constant overflights conducting lighting missions, which consist of dropping flares over a specific area.
During the operation, the sky is illuminated at an approximate height of 6,000 feet above the ground, with a powerful flare, which sustains the irradiation of luminosity for about five minutes, which has led to the mobility of the troops on the ground.
The crews of the Colombian Air Force Phantom planes can operate with night vision lenses, leading Operation Esperanza to continue its missions 24 hours a day.
The efforts of the relief agencies do not cease, the helicopter crews of the Institution, took off very early, giving continuity to the missions of aerial loudspeakers with the audio of Mrs. Fatima, grandmother of the minors.
Source: CACOM 6 Strategic Communications