P01575.026 Accession Number: P01575.026

Description

INSERTION OF BOARDING PARTY BY HELICOPTER ON THE IRAQI TANKER MV MUTANNABI
AS OBSERVED FROM HMAS DARWIN. GULF OF OMAN? C.1990-10.

Details

Accession Number

P01575.026

Photographer

Unknown

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Colour

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

DONOR R. SHALDERS

Copyright

Copyright unknown

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Units

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USS MIDWAY.

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