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Title:RFA STROMNESS (?) EN ROUTE TO FALKLANDS AND SCENES AT ASCENSION ISLAND [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 4831
Other titles:FALKLANDS CONFLICT [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Helicopters operate from RFA Stromness(?) en route to the Falklands; aircraft arriving and departing at Ascension Island.
Description: A Lynx helicopter is filmed from the deck of the ship as it lands, takes off, manoeuvres around. A Hercules aircraft flies over watched by the men on deck. Various shots show scenes on the bridge. Filmed from the interior of an airborne helicopter, a machine gunner fires practice rounds at an unseen target. The camera helicopter circles around an RFA vessel (Stromness or Fort Austin ?). At Ascension Island, a Nimrod aircraft takes off, a Victor tanker aircraft lands.
Alternative Title:FALKLANDS CONFLICT [Allocated Series Title]