Project Cedar (also known as Operation Cedar, short for "Civilian Emergency Defence Aid to Russia") was a World War II project to deliver short-range aircraft from the United States to the USSR via Abadan, Iran, in the Persian Gulf. The project was initiated before the United States' entry into the war, a base was established on Abadan Island in March 1942.
Project Cedar (also known as Operation Cedar, short for "Civilian Emergency Defence Aid to Russia") was a World War II project to deliver short-range aircraft from the United States to the USSR via Abadan, Iran, in the Persian Gulf. The project was initiated before the United States' entry into the war, a base was established on Abadan Island in March 1942.
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