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Operation Vantage and RAF Airlift Defend Kuwait in 1961
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Operation Vantage and RAF Airlift Defend Kuwait in 1961

On 1 July 1961 RAF transport and fighter support helped launch Operation Vantage, Britain’s rapid move to deter Iraqi pressure on Kuwait.

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On 1 July 1961 RAF transport and fighter support helped launch Operation Vantage, Britain’s rapid move to deter Iraqi pressure on Kuwait.
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