Suez (Operation Musketeer)

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Article about the precarious nature of ceasefire in Port Said.

Eyewitness report of drop and subsequent fighting at Port Said.

Article by Egyptian correspondent who fought against the Anglo-French invasion of Port Said.

Propaganda leaflet taken from Egyptian soldier during Operation Musketeer.

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Major Mike Walsh with a map of El Gamil airfield at a Suez lecture in 1996.

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Major Mike Walsh with a map of El Gamil airfield at a Suez lecture in 1996.

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Map of Port Said. Ratio 1: 100, 000

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Map of Port Said. Ratio 1: 100,000

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Map of Ismailia (The home of the Suez Canal) Ratio 1: 100,000

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Map of Ismailia (The home of the Suez Canal) Ratio 1: 100,000

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Map of El Qantara (eastern side of the Suez Canal) Ratio 1: 100,000

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Map of El Qantara (eastern side of the Suez Canal) Ratio 1: 100,000

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Map of Ismailia (The home of the Suez Canal) Ratio 1: 250,000

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Silent film of training for Suez and Jordan: Training Exercise in Scotland

Silent film of training for Suez and Jordan: Mountain Training

Silent film of training for Suez and Jordan: Mountain Training (2)

Silent film of training for Suez and Jordan: Invergordon and troops boarding

Silent film of training for Suez and Jordan: Troops loading aboard RN destroyer

Silent film of training for Suez and Jordan: Emplaning for Para Drop and Beverley aircraft taking off

Captain Peter Boxall discusses the El Gamil drop

Dropping at El Gamil airfield

Lt-Col Paul Crook describes moving out to Cyprus in reaction to the Jordan crisis

Coles describes the uncomfortable flight to Cyprus

Captain Geoffrey Howlett describes the constantly changing El Gamil plan

Captain Jock John Brazier describes blowing the bridge

Sgt Tukovich discusses heavy drop rigging at Suez

Roger Dimmoch describes Carrier-borne operations prior to El Gamil drop

Major Michael Walsh describes pre-drop open-air church service

Major Michael Walsh's impressions during flight to objective action

Major Michael Walsh tells amusing anecdote about El Gamil drop

RAF PJI John Birchell's impressions during jump

Captain Sandy Cavenagh's impressions of jump and landing

Sgt John Welsh recalls the difficulties of de-rigging heavy drop in sand

Bill Conway discusses the casualties at Suez

Major Norman Kirby and Sandy Cavenagh describe the Field Dressing Station

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Block Ships in the Canal

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Block Ships in the Canal

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Captured weapons during Op Musketeer

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Malaya, Suez, Cyprus Commemorative Cover, signed by Brig Crook

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Load-in of heavy drop supplies and equipment in Cyprus before Operation Musketeer.

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Load-in of heavy drop supplies and equipment in Cyprus before Operation Musketeer.

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Robert Kyle & Bert Taylor, leaving for the suez

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Robert Kyle and Bert Taylor, leaving for Suez

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