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182 results found for '"Helicopters"' in Keywords.
North Sea trawler monitoring (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. helicopter pilot?) on the monitoring of oil rigs and trawlers in the North Sea. He describes the use of radar to monitor trawlers and the problems of helicopters going out to...
Air drops to flood areas in UK (1978)
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- Interview
Interview from Exeter Airport on the aid drops including to farmers for livestock, being made following the floods that have hit the south of England. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Heathrow-Gatwick helicopter link proposed (1978)
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- Interview
Unidentified male MP (whose constituency includes Oxshott, Surrey) complains about a proposed helicopter service between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. The interviewer is Peter Allen.
Rescue operation in Fastnet yacht race disaster (1979)
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- Interview
Dave Loyn interviews Plymouth rescue team member Tim Hunt on the ongoing rescue operation by naval helicopter and ship following the freak storm during the Fastnet yacht race, with 22 yachts still missing.
Rescue operation in Fastnet yacht race disaster (1979)
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- Interview
Interview with military crew member from Yeovilton on the massive rescue operation after the Fastnet yacht race disaster. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Rescue operation in Fastnet yacht race disaster (1979)
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- Interview
Interview with an RAF Wing Commander (Derek Larkin?) on the ongoing air rescue operation by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy following the freak storm during the Fastnet yacht race, and the part played by...
Operation Eagle Claw - Carter press conference (1980)
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- Press conference; Speech; News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on a press conference featuring US President Jimmy Carter who talks about the failure and cancellation of Operation Eagle Claw, the secret mission to rescue American hostages held...
Operation Eagle Claw - response in US (1980)
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- News report; Speech; Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports back on the political reaction and fallout in the United States to Operation Eagle Claw - the abortive American raid on 24/04/80 in Iran to free US hostages, leading to the death...
Operation Eagle Claw fails (1980)
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- Speech
Statement by US Defence Secretary Harold Brown about Operation Eagle Claw - the abortive operation on 24/04/80 by US forces in Iran to rescue hostages in Tehran.
Operation Eagle Claw - Jimmy Carter speech (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Address to the nation by US President Jimmy Carter about Operation Eagle Claw - the abortive operation on 24/04/80 by US forces in Iran to rescue hostages in Tehran.