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Image: Demolished vehicles line Highway 80 on 18 Apr 1991

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Description: Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. The tank visible in the center of the picture is either a Type 59 or a Type 69 as evidenced by the dome-shaped ventilator on the top of the turret and the headlamps on the right fender.
Title: Demolished vehicles line Highway 80 on 18 Apr 1991
Credit: http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2011/January%202011/0111storm.aspx
Author: TECH. SGT. JOE COLEMAN
Permission: This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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