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Football Stadium Landing under Egyptian Fire

Great Britain · Warfare / Suez War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1956

Norman Hastings Tailyour6 November 1956

Port Said · Warfare / Suez War

Tailyour's reconnaissance helicopter mistakenly lands in an Egyptian-held stadium and escapes after coming under fire.

Names involved

Norman Hastings Tailyour

Provenance

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