LYNX HELICOPTER ON BOARD HMS CARDIFF [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LYNX HELICOPTER ON BOARD HMS CARDIFF [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6433
  • Other titles: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes on board the destroyer HMS Cardiff, where the ship's Westland Lynx helicopter, loaded with Sea Skua missiles, takes off for an attack on Iraqi patrol boats (29 January 1991 - attack is not seen). Fast US Navy vessel (unidentified) is seen passing in the distance on choppy sea.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: ADM 6433
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6433)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1991-01-29
  • 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
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 30; Running time: 6 mins
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