LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Mount Pleasant Airport opened in Falklands

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:23

Description

Report on the building of Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands, the engineering feats, and its opening by Prince Andrew. Speaking are: Prince Andrew, Duke of York; Chief of Staff, Air Commodore Clive Evans; general manager of the islands development corporation, Simon Armstrong. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Prince Andrew; Clive Evans; Simon Armstrong

Keywords

Armed forces; Airports; Economics; Engineering; Royal family; Tourism; Royalty; Air force; Falklands War (1982); Falkland Islands; Civil aircraft; Airfields; International airports

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