Title:HMS HERMES EN ROUTE FOR FALKLANDS [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 4822
Other titles:FALKLANDS CONFLICT [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: HMS Hermes continues its voyage south to the Falklands.
Description: Oiling continues (possibly from the previous film, ADM 4821) from RFA Olmeda. A service takes place in the chapel. Harrier aircraft have their white undersides and roundels panted out. A long sequence shows off duty activities on deck: basketball, cricket, football, sunbathing, "horse racing", serving hamburgers to the men. Beer crates are much in evidence. Filmed from a hovering helicopter, an officer is winched aboard from another vessel. Prince Andrew disembarks from a Sea King on the deck of Hermes. Another aerial shot shows (the same?) officer being winched down again. Troops carry out an exercise, shinning down from a Sea King hovering above Hermes (filmed from the deck). General shots show deck activity, the interior of the hangar, other ships of the battle fleet. Finally, the crossing the line ceremony is given extensive coverage.
Alternative Title:FALKLANDS CONFLICT [Allocated Series Title]
