HOSPITAL AND OFF-DUTY SCENES IN ADEN, 1964-1966

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 4669).

Synopsis

Amateur film without titles shot by Flight Officer Anne Peterkin, when serving as a sister in the Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service in the RAF Hospital at Khormaksar Beach from 1964 to 1966, records her working and social life in the British colony of Aden during the violent campaign by nationalist forces against the British presence in South Arabia.

Scenes (many shot through iris mask on lens) include nurses on beach, Casualty Entrance to hospital, drive along Causeway, Aden town, Arab staff in hospital, puff of black smoke from bomb explosion detonated by Aden terrorist near hospital, British service family children playing in camp and extensive views of hospital life of staff and patients on the wards.

Notes

Technical: Most of the interior sequences, and some outdoor scenes, are unfocused and/or underexposed.

 

Titles

  • HOSPITAL AND OFF-DUTY SCENES IN ADEN, 1964-1966 (Allocated)
  • AMATEUR FILM BY FLIGHT OFFICER ANNE PETERKIN (Alternative)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1965
Running Time:
27 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
Std 8mm
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Silent
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Camerawoman
Peterkin, Anne (Flight Officer)