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  1. Rescue operation in Fastnet yacht race disaster (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Dave Loyn interviews Plymouth rescue team member Tim Hunt on the ongoing rescue operation by naval helicopter and ship following the freak storm during the Fastnet yacht race, with 22 yachts still missing.

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  2. Ken Gill on Westland rescue bids (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Ken Gill, Secretary of the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Staffs (TASS) (which has 2,000 members working with Westland Helicopters), regards the European rescue offer as the lesser of two evils;...

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  3. Jock Cameron blames MOD for Westland’s problems (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Jock Cameron, former director of Westland Helicopters, blames the MOD for causing the firm’s financial problems. He says he would prefer the Sikorsky bid out of the available options; the firms have an...

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  4. Robert Maxwell reaction to Chinook helicopter crash (1986)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Publisher, Robert Maxwell, head of British International Helicopters, reacts to the crash of the company’s civilian Chinook helicopter off Sunborough in the Shetland Islands. He is shocked at the crash and...

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  5. Helicopter crash at Brent Spar (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on the Sikorsky helicopter crash that left 6 people dead after it tried to land on the Brent Spar oil storage platform. Speakers are Aberdeen Coastguard spokesman Peter Webb and spokesman for the...

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  6. Michael Heseltine on Westland rescue bids (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    Recently-resigned Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine on the European and American Westland Helicopters rescue bids. He has been advising shareholders to vote for the European option. Report includes...

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  7. Westland affair - Bid accepted (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report back to the studio on a Westland Helicopters shareholders’ meeting going ahead despite the revelation of the existence of six mystery shareholders, and on the agreement that the American...

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  8. Westland affair - Leon Brittan on resignation (1986)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Leon Brittan speaks to reporters at an engagement in Leeds, but has little to say about his resignation as Trade and Industry Secretary over the Westland Helicopters controversy.

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  9. Helicopter accidents lead to safety calls (1982)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Labour MP David Ennals, calling for increased safety measures and checks on helicopters following a number of recent accidents and fatalities. Female interviewer not identified.

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  10. Westland Helicopters - Bribery allegations denied (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Report on the denial by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that she authorised an attempt by two peers to bribe Alan Bristow, Westland shareholder and takeover bidder, with a knighthood to get him to drop...

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