Veteranen Instituut, IPNV, interview 884

An oral history interview from the Veteranen Instituut provides a unique legal perspective on a specific military procurement case. The interview describes a Dutch defense transport organization lawyer's involvement in acquiring a civilian aircraft for ISAF in Afghanistan during winter 2006-2007, including discussions with a Canadian company about aircraft modification and site assessment. The dataset was last updated on 2025-10-24 and is part of the DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities collection.

Use Cases

• Analyzing legal and logistical challenges in military procurement based on the described aircraft acquisition case.
• Studying civil-military cooperation and the role of 'militarized civilians' in ISAF operations based on the interviewee's unique perspective.
• Researching oral history methodologies for capturing institutional memory within defense organizations.

Strengths

• Provides a first-person, detailed account of a specific military procurement event from winter 2006-2007.
• Offers a unique perspective from a legal professional involved in defense transport operations.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and format require manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Veteranen Instituut

Collection Method

Oral history interview.

Time Range

Interview discusses events from winter 2006-2007.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:39:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily concerns Afghanistan (ISAF operations) and involves a Canadian company.