Official govt film uploaded as fair use. 'Royal Navy RSPT' is a 1987 documentary film that demonstrates the operational capabilities of the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Royal Marines.
This was the type of film that was used as part of the RNSPT (Royal Navy Schools Presentation Team). This team toured schools as part of the officer recruitment approach. They had a Wessex MK5, did a brief air display at the school, landed on, then did a formal presentation. Great fun to be part of.
Proper speaking voice - clear and precise. Bob Holness used to narrate these films in the 1960’s although he was known as Robert - proper times with high standards, very sorely missed.
Only just discovered this channel, subscribed....This is a great video; '87 was the year I joined the RN and this brought back some good memories....I think the only platform left in service from this video is the Hunt Class, all the rest are sadly gone...
We Brits are a bizarre tribe: we are both good at irony yet extremely hypocritical. Is it not a tragic irony that the very first Argentinian warship to arrive at the Falklands was a type 42 destroyer? Or that in spite of our carping about the French supply of Exocet that our Type 22 Frigates carried Exocet to? I am as patriotic as the next Brit and will duel with anyone who contends that but I honestly recommend reading ‘War is a Racket’.
HMS Boxer.......and the Yeoman that walks into the Ops room with an oscar from FO Guzz at 14:38 is Donkey Bray! Us Buntings getting our normal starring role..... :-)
