Title:EXERCISE PURPLE STAR, USA, APRIL-MAY 1996 (TAPE 9) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 586
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY ON EXERCISES AND IN TRAINING [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Parachute training preparing for the biggest parachute drop since Arnhem; includes interviews.
Description: ARMY MOBILE NEWS TEAM SHOTLIST
(The following data has been copied, without amendment, from Army Mobile News Team computer discs.)
General shots of parachute training on ground, in preparation for the biggest drop since Arnhem in WW2
IV - Pte John Bennett (22) - Workington
Raven - UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
Assembly of aircraft at Fort Bragg
Looking at the footage coming back from the UAV
Placing a new screen in the UAV and cutaway of camera in the pod
IV - Lcpl Clare Bass, 21 Int Coy (TA) - Manchester
IV - Cpl Phil Wellings, 21 Int Coy (TA) - London
IV - Pte Ged Whitelock (28) - Whitehaven, Cumbria - 4 PARA attached to 1 PARA
IV - Lt Hawthorn Lockwood (21), AGC (SPS) - Keswick
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY ON EXERCISES AND IN TRAINING [Allocated Series Title]
