Title:ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT IN THE GULF WAR (TAPE 6) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:WOY 1781
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Unedited rushes concentrating on logistical aspects of preparation by Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) for forthcoming campaign in desert of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait against Iraqi forces.
Description: I. Scenes on board the cargo ship Swan at Al Jubayl port, Saudi Arabia. Wood and other material is unloaded from the hold of a ship using a crane (camera position is on deck, looking down into the open hold). Wood is craned onto dockside where JCB heavy lifter takes it away. Shots of the deck of the Swan with cranes transporting heavy equipment.
II. Scenes from quayside show the Swan at berth: more matériel is craned off. Panning shots of dockyard showing heavy plant equipment moving supplies.
III. JCB heavy lifter loads pallets of ammunition onto the back of a 14-tonne lorry. One box is taken off again, inspected, and replaced.
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
