Adriatic arrival of the Ark Royal
- Title
- Adriatic arrival of the Ark Royal
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 30 Jan 1993
- Year of production
- 1993
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- Duration
- 00:03:34
- Description
- George Matheson reports from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal on its arrival in the Adriatic, with the ship’s company awaiting orders either to reinforce the British troops delivering humanitarian aid in Bosnia or to evacuate them. Includes interviews with Harrier jet pilot David Patten; Sea King helicopter pilot Lieutenant Pat Webster; crewman David Goodson; and captain Jeremy Blackburn on the company’s readiness for action in either role.
- Contributors
- George Matheson; David Patten; Pat Webster; David Goodson; Jeremy Blackburn
- Keywords
- Ethnic conflicts; Sailors; Military personnel; Pilots; War (concept); Warships; Wars (events); Religious conflicts; Yugoslavia; Civil wars (events); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Serbia; Yugoslav War (1991-1995); HMS Ark Royal
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