Anthony Eden31 October 1956
British and French aircraft bomb Egyptian airfields as Operation Musketeer begins
Great Britain · Warfare / Suez War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
British and French aircraft bomb Egyptian airfields as Operation Musketeer begins
Authorises the bombing phase of Operation Musketeer against Egyptian targets
Commands Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French military operation against Egypt
Commands air forces assigned to Operation Musketeer
Commands naval forces assigned to Operation Musketeer
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