Title:ASCENSION ISLAND SUPPLY BASE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 4823
Other titles:FALKLANDS CONFLICT [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Supply activities at Ascension Island prior to the arrival of the task force en route to the Falklands.
Description: The reel opens with a Sea King taking off at the air base at Ascension Island Aerial, and aerial shots from a Sea King helicopter above ships underway at sea and the air base at Ascension. The reel continues with footage from the Ascension air base showing general activities - Wessex helicopters manoeuvring supplies, a partially dismantled Lynx helicopter, Hercules aircraft. The surrounding countryside is shown. A Nimrod aircraft lands. A naval vessel can be seen silhouetted in the distance. Activities continue into the night. A Hercules arrives and unloads.
Alternative Title:FALKLANDS CONFLICT [Allocated Series Title]
