USNS Comfort, Gulf War 1991 Accession Number: F04633

Description

Actuality footage filmed by Colonel Robert Atkinson, Royal Australian Medical Corps, while serving aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) during the Gulf War. The footage features a handover from 1st Medical Team to 2nd Medical Team; casualty drills; re-supply; onboard life; return to Bahrain; and the five hundred bed fleet hospital. The original format was an 8mm video P5-90MP Sony.

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Accession Number
F04633
Cinematographer
Classification
Film
Object Type
Home movie
Physical Description
Format: 1 inch video
Measurement
null: 1h 29' 42" Duration
Date Made
January - February 1991
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised by the NFSA through the AudioVisual Australia program.
Access
Open
Copyright
AWM copyright

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