P01762.013 Accession Number: P01762.013

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Probably Gir-i-Pit , Northern Iraq. 1991-06. Front view of a Black Hawk helicopter of the United States Army 159th Air Ambulance Company used for medical evacuation. As part of the multinational response known as Operation Provide Comfort, the aircraft contributed to the operations of the British Army Medical Squadron treating Kurdish refugees fleeing Iraqi forces in the wake of the Gulf War. Under British operational control were the four medical teams of the Australian Service Contingent (as part of Operation Habitat, Australia's contribution to Operation Provide Comfort). According to Major Jon Hodge, the Contingent made great use of the British pediatrician and infectious diseases physician, as well as the evacuation ambulances and this aircraft.

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Accession Number
P01762.013
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Date Made
June 1991
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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