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Hospital).
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Hospital was made up of regular troops from their base in Strensall just outside York and members for volunteer reserve units from all over the country. A small 25-bed hospital was sent across the Kuwait-Iraq border in the early days of the war. On arrival at
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Emergency Department, X-ray, Labs, Surgical Theatres x 2, ITU and a hospital ward. Major Mark Vertue TD, 2IC ER (34 Field Hospital).
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On 31 January, another RAF attack took place, this time with the US Navy. Between 08:35 and 08:40M local time (17:35Z–17:40Z), RAF Tornados attacked the hangars, despite the bombs on the lead aircraft failing to be dropped. The USN strike package included six A-6E Intruders, an
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1227:. United States Navy. 24 January 1991. p. 1.
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616:. Just after the attack, ZA392, a
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1402:History of Basra Governorate
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512:Iraqi invasion of Iran
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1137:Morgan, Rick (2017).
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838:Current use
670:during the
386:1930 treaty
213: /
201:047°38′34″E
188:Coordinates
102:Ex-military
43:RAF Shaibah
18:RAF Shaibah
1386:Categories
1205:31 October
1122:17 January
898:References
832:BFBS Radio
771:Regiment).
622:No. 617 Sq
601:attacking
543:Tanker War
498:-equipped
198:30°25′34″N
121:Iraqi Army
903:Citations
592:USS
590:from the
556:USS
518:and some
471:in 1953.
279:Direction
1251:Archived
846:See also
678:and the
672:Iraq War
568:Incident
286:Surface
139:Location
117:Operator
1257:21 June
553:frigate
371:History
341:Asphalt
325:Asphalt
309:Asphalt
283:Length
267:Runways
158: (
143:Shaibah
134:Shaibah
100:Private
92:Summary
1376:Ranger
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629:Midway
607:Midway
599:Midway
594:Midway
550:-class
461:Persia
457:Abadan
331:00/00
315:00/00
299:00/00
168:In use
131:Serves
1361:Notes
620:from
582:from
566:Stark
558:Stark
496:Mk.82
153:Built
107:Owner
1335:ISBN
1312:2013
1259:2023
1207:2021
1160:ISBN
1124:2022
1055:ISBN
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924:ISBN
586:and
564:USS
465:Iran
365:Iraq
178:AMSL
160:1920
156:1920
82:none
78:ICAO
71:none
67:IATA
459:in
363:of
291:ft
226:Map
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