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Thematic Chronology
1956 War
1955 - 1957
27 events

Covers the French-Israeli-British diplomatic and military preparations that preceded the invasion of Egypt - known as the Tripartite Aggression - to gain control of the Suez Canal, as well as the unfolding of the attack on the Gaza Strip and the Sinai and its diplomatic aftermath.

Hawker Sea Hawk Armed on the HMS Eagle Suez 1956

A Royal Navy Hawker Sea Hawk (FG.A.Mk 6) serving the 897 and 899 naval air squadrons is armed aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle in preparation for a strike on an Egyptian airfield.

November 1956
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