Suez Crisis - No 42 & 40 Commando Royal Marines Landing, Port Said

A painting depicting the Westland Whirlwind helicopters in the air as No 42 and 40 Commando Royal Marines storm the beaches, during the Suez Crisis, at Port Said, Egypt, 6th November 1956. The painting, by William Herbert Lane, depicts the first occasion on which helicopters were used as assault transports; the statue in the background was that of French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, developer of the Suez Canal. (Photo by William Herbert Lane/European/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)