OPERATION DETERMINANT [Main Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION DETERMINANT [Main Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6590
  • Other titles: ROYAL NAVY VIDEOS: 1990s [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Rough edit with main title showing scenes from Operation Determinant, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), 1997
  • Description: I. Scenes at airfield: airstrip (taken from moving vehicle), hangars, aircraft graveyard. Royal Marines set up satellite antenna. Part of troops' briefing. "Joint Forces Headquarters" sign. II. British military hovercraft in river and on shore. Local children swim in the river. III. Fast assault boats in the water near city (Kinshasa ?). Refugees (lined up on shore). Boats fly White Ensign and have pennants saying "539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines". Boats pass (one containing a group of women who wave at the camera, another carrying a shipment of bananas). IV. Headquarters scenes (administration work, mapwork, treatment of French speaking (Belgian ?) casualty and using computer). V. Aerial shots of city from light aircraft. [Abrupt end]
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6590)
  • Featured Period: 1976-2000
  • Production Date: 1997-04
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 30; Running time: 12 mins
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  • Notes: Technical: main item is followed by soundtrack only extract of a "Kilroy" programme featuring Christine Hamilton.
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