RAF Auxiliary 4626 squadron called up for Gulf

Title

RAF Auxiliary 4626 squadron called up for Gulf

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:54

Description

Report on the first RAF Auxiliary squadron to be called up since the Second World War as preparations for a Gulf war are underway. 4626 Squadron based in Wiltshire will provide medical back up in the Gulf. Speakers are Air Commodore Sir Hector Monro; unidentified squadron members; servicemen’s relatives son Colin Matheson, wife Joy Hopkins, newlywed Louise Payne(?); Group Captain Mike Tinley. Richard Bellamy reports from the Wiltshire base.

Contributors

Colin Matheson; Joy Hopkins; Louise Payne(?); Mike Tinley; Richard Bellamy; Hector Monro

Keywords

Armed forces; Medical personnel; Wiltshire; Army personnel; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein

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