British Lynx assault helicopter destroys Iraqi TNC-45

Title

British Lynx assault helicopter destroys Iraqi TNC-45

Genre

News report; Technical

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

A British Lynx assault helicopter from HMS Gloucester has had a fourth hit in two days, destroying a TNC-45 Iraqi Navy ship leaving 15 survivors who are now prisoners of war. Report references British cameraman Eugene Campbell who flew with the Lynx. Report (a second take of which follows at the request of an unidentified Irish male technician) is by Michael Nicholson for the British Television News team, in the Northern Gulf.

Contributors

Michael Nicholson

Keywords

Aircraft; Warships; Prisoners of War; Ships; Wars (events); Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Helicopters; HMS Gloucester; Eugene Campbell

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