Title:GLOBEMASTER AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TO THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (HEADQUARTERS STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM EDITED RUSHES) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFE 404X
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND, HIGH WYCOMBE VIDEOCASSETTE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Rough edit of scenes showing C17 Globemaster being prepare for flight to Macedonia as part of Operation Harvest.
Description: RAF Boeing C17 Globemaster aircraft is loaded at RAF Brize Norton: numerous cameramen (still and video) are visible. Interview with officer about the trip to Macedonia. Scenes inside the C17, including loadmaster at his desk and shots of the hold full of vehicles. Pre-flight checks are made by aircrew in the cockpit. Loadmaster checks that the chains securing the vehicles in the hold are secure; along the side, soldiers sit in seats ready for the flight. Soldier asleep beside Land Rover. Aerial views from cockpit of the approach to Skopje at night: plane lands and taxies. General views of Globemaster (ZZ171) on tarmac; troops deplane. Interview with Lieutenant Dan Atkinson, Troop Commander of 216 Squadron, about his role in setting up the communications headquarters and also the mission (to support the withdrawal of arms from the NLA). Captain Alan Crapper of 30 Signal regiment talks about his role, and Lance Corporal Terry Rutherford, the brigade commander's communications officer, discusses the setting up of the headquarters location and communications. At Skopje Airport, troops gather on apron; Bedford lorry reverses onto C17 ramp and a generator trailer is attached. Convoy of vehicles leaves for the centre of Skopje. Close shot of Macedonian flag. Interviews with David Van Tromp (Ground engineer 99 Squadron) and Sergeant Jonathan Chambers (avionics technician). Interior of cargo bay of C17: rear ramp and door are closed. Flight Lieutenant Craig Stephenson (C17 captain) is interviewed.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND, HIGH WYCOMBE VIDEOCASSETTE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
