OPERATION GRAPPLE (RUSHES TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION GRAPPLE (RUSHES TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: WOY 1765X-4
  • Other titles: ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS MATERIAL [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Unedited material showing British troops in and around Vitez in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
  • Description: I. Further scenes from at MST Bravo Field Hospital in Vitez. Surgical team dress prior to surgery. One of the hospital wards is shown (unoccupied). Pathology laboratory: testing of samples in centrifuge. Water storage tank. General views outside the field hospital with members of the Royal Engineers at work laying tarpaulin. II. Bulk Fuel Installation (BFI 2 ?) in Vitez: descriptive piece to camera by Corporal Denholm on location. General views of Bulk Fuel Installation 1 and of UNHCR fuel tankers. Piece to camera by Sergeant Hassell (Platoon Sergeant of 502 Petroleum Platoon), dollowed by further views of Bulk Fuel Installation and surrounding area. III. Soldier describes a shooting incident involving Lance-Corporal Byrne at the BFI site on 31 January 1993; he is standing on the actual roadside location of the incident. (Corporal Byrne was injured by drive-past gunmen but survived.) IV. Echelon of 1st Battalion the Cheshire Regiment at the "Autoservis" Renault garage in Vitez: general views of garage buildings and vehicle park. V. Scenes at the Traffic Regulation Centre in Vitez. VI. Piece to camera about the Forward Ordnance Team with the Cheshire's Battlegroup in Vitez. VII. Piece to camera about the Forward Repair and Recovery Group (forward elements of 7 Armoured Equipment Support Workshop); in the background is the Sultan Armoured Command Post vehicle. Shots inside the vehicle and tent extension, including radio operator at work and close-ups of comms equipment. VIII. Forward Communication Repair Team vehicle park; cranes and other vehicles on the move; also telecommunications. IX. General views of the MSR (main supply route) near Gornji Vakuf: bulk tanker and other vehicles make their way along the road. ------------------------------------------------------ ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTLIST (The following data has been copied, with minimum amendment, from RLC tape boxes) 2.55.30 Surgical Team dress for surgery 2.56.45 View of typical Field Hospital Ward 2.56.55 Path lab 2.59.49 Water storage tank 3.00.12 Gen view Fd Hosp & REs working 3.00.47 VITEZ bulk fuel brief (Cpl Denholm) 3.02.19 General views of VITEZ bulk fuel dump 3.03.35 VITEZ bulk fuel brief (Sgt Hassel) 3.06.49 General views of VITEZ bulk fuel dump 3.07.36 Story of Cpl Byrnes's incident 3.11.10 Echelon 1 CHESHIRE (Renault garage VITEZ). 3.11.47 General views of above 3.12.42 Traffic Regulation Centre VITEZ 3.16.41 Forward Ord VITEZ brief 3.17.53 Forward Repair Recovery Group brief 3.20.20 General views of above 2.27.45 Tels Forward Communication Repair Team 3.27.20 General views of MSR (Nr GORNJI VAKUF).
  • Alternative Title: ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS MATERIAL [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: WOY 1765X-4
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (WOY 1765X-4)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1993-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Logistic Corps (Production sponsor) Royal Logistic Corps Video Production Centre (Production company) Wood, Malcolm (Lieutenant-Colonel) (Production individual) Gollner, F (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: S-VHS Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 60; Running time: 35 mins
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