Amazing Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan's Purse is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization that provides aid to people in physical need as a key part of its Christian missionary work. The organization's president is Franklin Graham, son of Christian evangelist Billy Graham.
Samaritan's Purse was founded in 1970 by Baptist pastor Robert Pierce (Bob), the founder of World Vision International, in Boone, North Carolina.: 139 : 2015 Franklin Graham met Pierce in 1973, and they made several trips together to visit relief projects and missionary partners in Asia and elsewhere. Graham became president of Samaritan's Purse in 1979 following Pierce's death in 1978.: 136 By 2022, Samaritan's Purse had offices in the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom; the organization provides assistance in more than 100 countries. It operates worldwide as Samaritan's Purse, Ippan Shadan Houjin in Japan and as the Emmanuel Group, a wholly owned aircraft title holding corporation formed in 2004.
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Aircraft In service
Douglas DC-8-72-CF: configured to support up to 32 passengers and 10 cargo pallets. The aircraft was built in 1968 and began service for Finnair, then by the French Air Force beginning in 1985, then by charter airline Air Transport International before being registered to Samaritan's Purse in 2015. The aircraft recently flew missions an average of once per month.
Douglas DC-3 registered N467SP in 2010, based in Kenya.
Boeing 757-200, configured as a freighter. Built in 1985, began service as a passenger aircraft with Eastern Airlines then several British and Icelandic airlines. Converter to a freighter in 2006 where it flew for DHL and other airlines before being registered as N783SP in 2022.
Beech Super King B200 turboprop registered as N874SP in 2010.
Beech Super King B300 turboprop registered as N841KA in 2020
CASA 212-CC cargo aircraft designed for take off and landing from short runways. Registered as N831SP and N499SP in 2010.
Cessna 208 nine passenger aircraft
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Cessna 182E Skylane 2 seat aircraft.
Cessna A185F six seat aircraft originally designed for agricultural use.
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de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter and two Quest Kodiak 100 turboprop bush planes for transportation around Alaska including to the organization's retreat in Port Alsworth, Alaska
Bell 206-L4 helicopter registered to Samaritan's Purse in 2016 as N146SP.
Gulfstream G550 19 passenger executive aircraft, registered as N521GV to Emmanuel Group.
Dassault Falcon 50 9 passenger executive aircraft, registered as N50FJ to Emmanuel Group.
Dassault Falcon 900EX 13 passenger executive aircraft, registered as N900FJ to Emmanuel Group.
Ukraine aid
The organization stepped efforts to aid Ukraine in the midst of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2022. The organization donated various supplies especially for the youth in schools such as medication, food, supplies, blankets, tarps, and bags. The donations were made through various methods of transportation such as semi trucks being loaded with roughly 80,000 donation goods, being transferred at Piedmont Triad International Airport on the DC-8 airplane, and then being air lifted to Poland where the goods are transported across the border to Ukraine. The organization accomplished its 30th airlift donation in the month of September having started in February, equating to roughly 4 airlifts per month. It is estimated that 5.5 million Ukrainians were aided due to the efforts with food, water, and supplies. Furthermore, the organization provided roughly 30 emergency field support hospitals in Lviv with the result of aiding nearly 18,000 patients.
British European Airways Corporation, was a British airline from 1946 until 1974.
The Vickers VC10 is a mid-sized, narrow-body long-range British jet airliner.
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| Cockpit crew | Three | ||||
| Passengers | 177 | ||||
| Max. cargo | 1,390 cu ft (39 m3) | ||||
| Wingspan | 142.4 ft (43.4 m) | ||||
| Length | 150.7 ft (45.9 m) | ||||
| Fuselage | outside width: 147 in (373.4 cm), inside width: 138.25 in (351.2 cm) | ||||
| Max. TakeoffWeight (MTOW) | -10: 273,000 lb (123.8 t) -20: 276,000 lb (125.2 t)30: 315,000 lb (142.9 t) |
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| Engines (4x) | -10: P&W JT3C -20/30: P&W JT4A |
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| Cruise speed | Mach 0.82 (483 kn; 895 km/h; 556 mph) | ||||
| Range | -10: 3,760 nmi (6,960 km; 4,330 mi) -20: 4,050 nmi (7,500 km; 4,660 mi)-30: 4,005 nmi (7,417 km; 4,609 mi) |
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