Oil wells burn out of control, darkening the sky with smoke, after being set ablaze by retreating Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM
Country: Kuwait(KWT)
Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Perry Heimer
Release Status: Released to Public
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Tags
oil
wells
oil wells
control
sky
smoke
iraqi
forces
iraqi forces
operation desert storm
high resolution
desert storm
perry heimer
us national archives
kuwait
Date
02/03/1991
Source
The U.S. National Archives
Link
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