Demolished_vehicles_line_Highway_80_on_18_Apr_1991.jpg

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English: Demolished vehicles line Highway 80 , also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. The tank visible in the center of the picture is either a Type 59 or a Type 69 as evidenced by the dome-shaped ventilator on the top of the turret and the headlamps on the right fender.

Date

18 April 1991

Source

http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2011/January%202011/0111storm.aspx

Author

TECH. SGT. JOE COLEMAN

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Derivative works of this file: Gulf War Photobox.jpg

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