Title:BRITISH ARMY PREPARATIONS FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ROLE IN NAMIBIA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:WOY 1544
Other titles:UNITED KINGDOM LAND FORCES COLLECTION - BRITISH ARMY 1980s [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: In England, Vehicles and troops prepare for their role as part of the UNTAG (United Nations Transitional Assistance Group) peacekeeping role in Namibia (during that country's transition to independence in 1989).
Description: In a REME light repair workshop, Land Rovers are adapted for peackeeping duties, being fitted with roll bars and painted white. The letters "UN" are stencilled on the side of a vehicle. Outside, members of a Signals platoon set up a satellite communications dish and equipment; the crew pose for the camera.
Alternative Title:UNITED KINGDOM LAND FORCES COLLECTION - BRITISH ARMY 1980s [Allocated Series Title]
