File:Royal Navy Westland Sea Lynx HAS.3 in red Christmas livery in flight over the Persian Gulf, in December 1990.jpg

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English: A red-painted Royal Navy Westland Sea Lynx HAS.3 flies past the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Leftwich (DD-984) in the Persian Gulf, in December 1990. The helicopter was painted red to serve as a "sleigh" for "Santa Claus" among Allied ships on Christmas 1990.
Date circa 25 December 1990
date QS:P,+1990-12-25T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Leftwich (DD-984) 1990-1991 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current14:02, 1 June 2019Thumbnail for version as of 14:02, 1 June 2019591 × 394 (113 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A red-painted Royal Navy Westland ''Sea Lynx'' HAS.3 flies past the U.S. Navy destroyer USS ''Leftwich'' (DD-984) in the Persian Gulf, in December 1990. The helicopter was painted red to serve as a "sleigh" for "Santa Claus" among Allied ships on Christmas 1990.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/dd984-91/089.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/dd984-91/index_014.htm USS ''Leftwich'' (DD-984) 1...

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