AERIAL VIEWS OF KUWAIT CITY; ALSO MINE COUNTERMEASURES BRIEFING [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: AERIAL VIEWS OF KUWAIT CITY; ALSO MINE COUNTERMEASURES BRIEFING [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6446
  • Other titles: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Two sequences in Kuwait.
  • Description: I. Aerial shots from helicopter of the port facilities at Ash-Shuwaikh, including damaged cranes and buildings, and the waterfront at Kuwait City, including the Kuwait Towers. Also brief shot of unidentified ship at sea. II. Briefing to press by numerous personnel of the Royal Navy and US Navy, initially giving a statistical summary of Royal Navy and Royal Marines activity in the war, followed by a detailed discussion of the mine countermeasures situation and the problem of mines in the waters around Kuwait City.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6446)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1991
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production company) Cutler, David (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 30; Running time: 29 mins
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  • Notes: Technical: labelled "Original".
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

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