Falklands War ends - Chinook squadron returns

Title
Falklands War ends - Chinook squadron returns
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
12 Jul 1982
Year of production
1982
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Duration
00:01:55
Description
Report on the return of the Chinook Helicopter Squadron to RAF Brize Norton from the Falkland Islands after the end of the war between Britain and Argentina with their one surviving helicopter after the others were hit on their ship, Atlantic Conveyor. Includes interview with Flight Lieutenant John Kennedy of the surviving helicopter (interviewer poss. Paul Maurice). Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Paul Maurice?; John Kennedy
Keywords
Great Britain; Pilots; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Ships; Wars (events); Helicopters; Military bases; Aircraft carriers; Brize Norton; Air force personnel; Oxfordshire; Carterton; Atalantic Conveyor

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LBC/IRN, "Falklands War ends - Chinook squadron returns". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0014800160001 (Accessed 22 Nov 2025)