The Battle of 73 Easting, Iraq, 26th February 1991 by David Pentland. (AP) PER195 before returning safely to his

before returning safely to his home and family in Durban

After several aborted attempts to obtain the correct height and direction for their bomb run by Flight Lieutenant Shannon (AJ-L) and Squadron Leader H E Maudslay (AJ-Z)

PS Waverley by Ivan Berryman

overalls rolled up and are stripped for action

This proved to be one of the most successful of tank and infantry co-operations when the tanks of C Squadron gave decisive fire support to infantry of 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment and APCs of 3rd Cavalry Regiment against a strongly entrenched NVA battalion north of the province

The Battle of 73 Easting, Iraq, 26th February 1991 by David Pentland. (AP) PER195 before returning safely to hisDHM1194AP. The Battle of 73 Easting, Iraq, 26th February 1991 by David Pentland. Two days into Operation Desert Storm (G+2), and the allied VII Corps had wheeled through southern Iraq towards the Kuwait border. In the centre of the advance were the men and tanks of the US 3rd Armored Division and 2nd Cavalry Regiment supported by the 1st Infantry Division. The greatest glory though, went to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, who after an initial encounter with