ASCENSION ISLAND SUPPLY BASE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ASCENSION ISLAND SUPPLY BASE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 4825
  • Other titles: FALKLANDS CONFLICT [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Supply base scenes.
  • Description: Continuing from the previous film (ADM 4824), this reel shows: extensive footage of rifle firing practice (by the SAS, apparently), assembling a mobile stove and cooking activities, men resting on the beach with shipping in the background, a sign saying "5557 MASH Victor Battle Fleet", a Victor tanker aircraft crew disembarking and being greeted, extensive footage of supply moving activities on the airfield, a number of Victor aircraft taking off.
  • Alternative Title: FALKLANDS CONFLICT [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: ADM 4825
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 4825)
  • Featured Period: 1976-1989
  • Production Date: 1982-04
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) (Production company) Fowler, Alan (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Footage: 800 ft (ca); Running time: 20 mins (ca)
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    ADM 4825

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