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First anniversary of the rescue of ITN film crew; 26.11.1978 ANGOLA: EXT CMS Mickey Doyle, Michael Nicholson and Tom Phillips during interview after rescue TS Marching UNITA troops through scrub GV Troops stand in bush as firing heard SOF PAN Fighters run R-L through bush to BV MS Soldiers march towards with equipment BV Across marsh MS R-L BV Doyle pulled on stretcher/bed by cattle across scubland Dr Jones Savimbi (Rebel Guerilla Leader) interview SOF - A single mercenary, then the Angolans are frightened them ... they don't agree with the Cubans, so long the Angolans won't ask to fight ENDS UNKNOWN LOCATION Jonathan Adams (Pilot) interview SOF - The thing we didn't quite understand was exactly who would be at the other end and what would be waiting for us ... or if there was going to be any ground fire, this was our big problem ... air strip we landed at was very rough ... almost like a ploughed field ... I caught a glimpse of a pale green patch, this was the airfield, so I nudged him quickly and said there it is and we banked off to the right and flew along the airfield, saw lots of little black figures on it, thought one of them must be Mike somewhere down there ... we turned around and came in ... saw two little glints in the bushes, realised someone was pointing rifles at me .... I ran away to other side of aeroplane, there were the three chappies ... Roy and I were up on the flight deck, you chaps were down the back and there was a little bit of noise going on ... I said to Roy "We've actually done it" ... I went down and said "would you like a beer?" ... The beer was finished, the Scotch was finished, the gin, brandy, aeroplane was in an absolute state but the three guys were really enjoying themselves ... Tx 26.11.79/NAO: + DIAL MAG: + D/FX MAG: