Accession Number | RC00687.041 |
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Collection number | Gulf War Collection 1/47 |
Collection type | Published Collection |
Record type | Item |
Item count | 1 |
Object type | Postcard |
Conflict |
Gulf War, 1990-1991 |
Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Suez Canal Transit
Description
[Aircraft carrier] USS America (CV 66) transits south through the Suez Canal in Egypt 15th January 1991 enroute to the Red Sea. The aircraft carrier arrived on station the next day and played a key role in support of Operation Desert Storm. (photo by PH3 Brian Mortimor). Published by Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, Va.