USAF Operations at RAF Mildenhall
1970 , Mildenhall (Suffolk)
Cat no. 214515
BBC Look East reports on the new USAF arrivals at RAF Mildenhall.
The report begins as a USAF Boeing EC-135H aircraft lands at Mildenhall. Belonging to the 10th Airborne Command & Control Squadron, these aircraft perform constant operations in preparation for a possible nuclear attack, and allow the continuity and reconstitution of the US government in the event of a catastrophic attack on North America. A shot of the entrance to RAF Mildenhall, before a traveling shot arrives at one of the bases original RAF buildings, where a family enter the front door. Meanwhile, a TWA passenger plane lands at the airfield and soldiers and their families disembark to begin a new life at the Suffolk base.
Keywords
Air bases; Aircraft, Military; USAF
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Production company : BBC East
Manifestations
USAF Operations at RAF Mildenhall
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Category: Non-fiction
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Genre: News / Travel / Travelogue / Television
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Locations: Mildenhall (Suffolk)
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Work Type: Television
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Description Type: monographic
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Related to: Look East
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Related to: BBC
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Subject: United States Air Force (USAF) / RAF Mildenhall / aircraft
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