LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Air Commander Jock Stirrup on POWs in Iraq

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:32

Description

RAF Marham Station Commander, Group Captain Graham Eric (Jock) Stirrup comments on the possibility of two missing airmen (shown on with other Allied servicemen on Iraqi television last night) still being alive and the training his crew were given for desert survival. Additionally he expresses concern over the Iraqi Government abiding by the (Third) Geneva Convention regarding prisoners of war. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Graham Stirrup

Keywords

USA; UK; British; Air warfare; Television; Pilots; Air force; Prisoners of War; Wars (events); RAF; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Norfolk; Geneva Convention III; RAF Marham; David Waddington (RAF pilot); Robert Collier

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