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Bahrain: Gulf War Special
In autumn 1990, a broad coalition of countries assembled troops on the Arabian Peninsula, intent on pushing Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait unless he could be persuaded to withdraw.
Of the European nations that took part in the war's combat operations, Britain committed the largest contingent.
This BFBS documentary charted the deployment of RAF aircraft and aircrew to Bahrain.
At the time, the British airmen had no idea whether their equipment would be used in anger.
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