P02000.048 Accession Number: P02000.048

Description

Muthanna, Iraq. 1992. United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) members. Major Patrick Dewez (centre, part obscured), French Army chemical engineer, talks with Acting Squadron Leader (A/Sqn Ldr) Peter Bruce RAAF (right). Bruce and Warrant Officer Dirk Van Gent (left) Royal Netherlands Air Force, Chemical Disposal Member, both wearing white protective clothing, are about to enter the 122mm nerve agent destruction site. UNSCOM, operating under a UN mandate, was destroying all ordnance related to chemical and conventional warfare.
Copyright holder: Henry Arvidsson (www.henryarvidsson.com) / UNSCOM

Details

Conflicts

• Period 1990-1999
• UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) 1991-1998

Units

• Iraq (UNSCOM), 1991 - 1999

Tags and Groups

• Gas warfare
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