The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 caused the impairment of roadways leading to Watsonville, Santa Cruz and coastal communities—thus isolating them from essential services. It was quickly realized that general aviation aircraft and pilots could fill a need to transport food, water, medical supplies and personnel into areas affected by disasters. As a result, CalDART (California Airlift Response Team) was formed and quickly became a statewide org…
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