By May 15, Premier Wen Jiabao ordered the deployment of an additional 90 helicopters, of which 60 were to be provided by the PLAAF, and 30 were to be provided by the civil aviation industry, bringing the total of number of aircraft deployed in relief operations by the air force, army, and civil aviation to over 150, resulting in the largest non-combat airlifting operation in People's Liberation Army history. COUNT 8
QSN1 What did Premier Wen Jiabao order? ANS1 the deployment of an additional 90 helicopters QSN2 How many helicopters were provided by the PLAAF? ANS2 60 QSN3 How many helicopter were to be provided by the civil aviation industry? ANS3 30 QSN4 How many aircraft were there in total? ANS4 over 150 QSN5 What is the total number of aircraft used in the relief operation? ANS5 over 150 QSN6 How many helicopters came from the PLAAF? ANS6 60 QSN7 Who provided the other 30 helicopters? ANS7 civil aviation industry QSN8 What kind of operation did this massing of aircraft produce? ANS8 non-combat airlifting