Other titles:ARMY CAREERS INFORMATION OFFICE TRAILERS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: An exercise involving the transport of army units to a brief 'action' in the Middle East briefly portrayed to exemplify the British Army's rôle.
Description: Troops of the Army's Strategic Reserve embark by night in RAF Britannia; on arrival at airfield (Aden?) they join a convoy through desert high ground; come under 'attack', react with artillery and infantry, and successfully 'capture' the enemy position. The exercise successfully completed, the troops will be "back in England in a week." Closing titles offer more details from Army Information Office, giving address of one in Blackheath SE3.
Alternative Title:ARMY CAREERS INFORMATION OFFICE TRAILERS [Allocated Series Title]
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Strategic Reserve (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, British - transport: Bristol Britannia (object name)
combat [simulated], British (object name)
propaganda, British - practical: recruitment, Army Strategic Reserve (object name)
training, British military - combat (object name)
Middle East (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 151 ft; Running time: 2 mins
