EXERCISE LION SWORD: BEACH LANDING, 1 JUNE 1997 (MOBILE NEWS TEAM MASTER EDIT) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: EXERCISE LION SWORD: BEACH LANDING, 1 JUNE 1997 (MOBILE NEWS TEAM MASTER EDIT) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFA 991
  • Other titles: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND MASTER EDIT TAPES 1997 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Simulated beach landing is staged by 17 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, at Arish Mell, near Lulworth Cove, Dorset. Among the items landed are heavy engineering equipment and FV432 personnel carriers (Sapper Olivia Peacock seen driving one). Interviews with Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Leach, Captain Andy Williams and Corporal Malcolm.
  • Description: ARMY MOBILE NEWS TEAM SHOTLIST (The following data has been copied, without amendment, from Army Mobile News Team computer discs.) 10--0-0--0- GVs headland and ships preparing for landing 10--0-1--1- Beach landing, armoured vehicle disembarking 10--0-2--2- Heavy engineering plant coming ashore 10--0-2--2- Inflatible boat 10--0-3--3- Landing craft fully laden including cutaways 10--0-5--5- Armoured personnel carrier 432 girl driver landing 10--0-6--6- Cutaways troops on boats and ships 10--0-7--7- Vehicles changing ships at sea 10--0-8--8- Various ships and craft at sea 10--0-9--9- Subjective shot from 432 coming ashore from craft 10--1-0--0- 432 driving on land 10--1-2--2- Heavy engineering plant 10--1-2--2- Cutaway soldiers 10--1-3--3- 432 vehicles landing 10--1-4--3- Sapper Olivia Peacock (from Bulford) driving armoured PC 10--1-5--5- IV Lieutenant Colonel Graham Leach (from Bulford). 10--1-5--5- IV Captain Andy Williams Royal Logistic Corps (from Southampton) 10--1-5--5- IV Corporal Malcolm
  • Alternative Title: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND MASTER EDIT TAPES 1997 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFA 991
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFA 991)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1997-06-01
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor) Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company) Capon, Kevin (Production individual) Barnes, Dennis (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 16 mins
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