NATO amphibious exercise Northern Wedding in the Shetland Islands

A general view of an unidentified loch in the Shetland Islands being used for amphibious landings by a task force of nine United States warships during the NATO exercise Northern Wedding. The photographer is on shore at the head of the loch showing United States Marines and vehicles moving inland from the landing place. The vehicles include a six wheeled articulated tractor and trailer unit and a tracked beach leveller.

Object Details

ID: PM8090/30
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Date made: September 1978
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm