Title:7TH TANK TRANSPORTER REGIMENT, ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT: 147 VEHICLE CONVOY (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 81
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY IN THE GULF WAR, 1991 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Prior to Operation Desert Sabre, 147 Vehicle Convoy of the 7th Tank Transporter Regiment sets off from Abu Hadrijah along the "Tapline Road" Main Supply Route in Saudi Arabia. Shots of Scammell Commander tank transporter moving off. Views from the convoy in motion show camels, trucks and other convoys which are passed on the Main Supply Route. "Dave" (member of Mobile News Team ?) sits on bonnet of Land Rover. Convoy hits traffic jam: vehicles, including US trucks, is directed by US Military Police. Soldiers in Saudi Arabian Army lorry watch. Another traffic policeman ("played" by Sergeant Von Roritz). Other shots include empty US Army lorries returning to be reloaded, a stills cameraman (from Mobile News Team ?) at work, members of the Saudi Arabian Army and Chinook helicopters. Convoy stops for rest at harbour area: general views from the top of a Bridgelayer tank. On the move again: troops washing and drinking, another appearance by Sergeant Von Roritz. Final sequence of miscellaneous shots, including close-ups of vehicle names.
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Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY IN THE GULF WAR, 1991 [Allocated Series Title]
