kc
25-09-2007, 12:36
Here is a classic image that was seen on TV screens everywhere back in 1980. The storming of the Iranian Embassy is one of the most famous events in the history of the SAS, and David Pentland has depicted the event in this print.
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Operation Nimrod, 5th May 1980 by David Pentland.
Members of Pagoda troop 22 SAS, prepare to assault the front of the Iranian Embassy in Princess Gate, London. The action brought the 5 day siege of the Embassy by terrorists to an end and saved all but one of the remaining hostages.
http://www.directart.co.uk/mall/images/dhm863.jpg
http://www.directart.co.uk/mall/more.php?ProdID=508
Operation Nimrod, 5th May 1980 by David Pentland.
Members of Pagoda troop 22 SAS, prepare to assault the front of the Iranian Embassy in Princess Gate, London. The action brought the 5 day siege of the Embassy by terrorists to an end and saved all but one of the remaining hostages.