EXERCISE OAK APPLE, KENYA, MARCH 1998 - 6 HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, 22ND REGIMENT ROYAL ENGINEERS (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: EXERCISE OAK APPLE, KENYA, MARCH 1998 - 6 HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, 22ND REGIMENT ROYAL ENGINEERS (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFA 809
  • Other titles: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 1998 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of the Royal Engineers assist with road and bridge projects in the Shimba Hills, Kenya.
  • Description: ARMY MOBILE NEWS TEAM SHOTLIST (The following data has been copied, without amendment, from Army Mobile News Team computer discs.) 01-00-00-00 BARS AND TONE FOR ONE MINUTE 01-00-30-00 Rebuilding the culvert Irish bridge in the Shimba Hills (between Mareakani and the Mombassa highway) GVs showing location and African work force. 01-00-50-00 Local African people having to walk over ford because bridge is out. 01-01-05-00 D6 Bulldozer preparing ground. 01-01-54-00 Local Africans walking past Camp. 01-02-07-00 Work force and bulldozer & tipper truck near bank. 01-03-16-00 Cut in driver continues with bulldozer & truck. 01-04-19-00 Local work force using hands to fill wire cages including soldier and GV of site from far bank. 01-06-54-00 Cut African with umbrella. 01-07-14-00 GVs showing flood damage/gorge and cliff/very green trees down. 01-07-35-00 Tipper truck building up bridge pull out to show bridge. 01-08-12-00 Erosion and flood damage GVs. 01-08-48-00 Children playing at bridge cut in's and pull outs / umbrella / bike Sapper Piper (TSW) / kids fishing. 01-11-36-00 Local women with baby talking to work force. 01-12-38-00 Bulldozer leveling site bridge in background. 01-13-03-00 Interview Staff Sergeant Steve Law 6 HQ Sqn 22 Regt. Military clerk of works (HQ based Newbury/Mappley Derby/living at Tidworth). 01-15-38-00 Interview LCpl Daz Evans RE (TSW). 01-18-55-00 Interview Spr Dave Hack RE (Grimsby). 01-22-28-00 Interview LCpl Nick Piper (TSW Bideford / Devon). 01-24-99-00 Local truck full of Africans getting stuck in ford looks as though road washed away. 01-26-48-00 Shimba Hills camp GVs tents / reading letters / cooking TA chef / washing, shaving etc. 01-31-01-00 Landrover on bridge first time across / cut in African lads / cattle on bank lad swinging on tree.
  • Alternative Title: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 1998 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
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  • Object_Number: BFA 809
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFA 809)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1998-03-01
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor) Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company) Barnes, Dennis (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
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