Picture No | 11936771 |
Date | 1961 |
Description | Iraq-Kuwait tensions 1961 - helicopters leaving HMS Bulwark |
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Britain's spearhead in Kuwait - men of 42 Marine Commando embarking in helicopters of H.M.S. Bulwark to land in Kuwait in July 1961 in support of the Sheikh's request for reinforcement against the Iraqi threat posed by General Kassem.
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Source | Page from The Illustrated London News, 8 July 1961 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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