Western Fleet Assemble At Rosyth (1968)

Unissued / Unused material - Rosyth, Scotland. Various shots of British Royal Navy officers. Demonstration of Commando raid from helicopters. First Sea Lord, Sir Varyl Begg, speaking to and instructing troops. Good shots of combat uniform of Royal Marine Commandos. Demonstration of rescue from burning aircraft. Lots of made up casualties and injured people are helped by Naval First Aiders. Includes travel shot from POV of man on stretcher. Air to Air Squadron of helicopters in flight over sea. Aerial Views - Fleet at sea. Aerial Views - Ships alongside. Includes shots of ships from Aircraft carriers down. (Orig. Neg.) Old record suggests material dates from around 31/07/1968. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which