Photos The Dhofar insurgency

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A Bell Augusta helicopter pictured - the first chopper into the Mirbat battle zone was shot seven times, missing the pilot by inches

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Was this chopper one of the AB-205s deployed by the shah of Iran to help counter the Egypt- and Aden-supported Commie guerillas?

Do you happen to have a higher-rez picture showing the markings?

And btw much thanks for a great thread with many interesting pictures on this forgotten war.