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Other Operations
52.
Aircraft and ships of the Royal Navy have given increasing
assistance to the Departments of Trade and Industry in surveillance
of the traffic separation scheme in the Dover Straits, in which the
French Navy also participates.
53. In February 1974, extensive flood damage at Chitterne, in the
Wylye Valley, was averted by the rapid construction by 22 Engineer
Regiment of a dam to contain a lake formed by rain water.
During
the flooding in East Anglia and the Home Counties in November 197h,
there were many instances of help being given in response to
requests by local authorities. In addition, various community
projects were undertaken during the year by Army, and especially
Royal Engineer, units; the construction of an adventure playground
in Knaresborough and the repair of a sea-wall at the Isle of Whithorn,
Wigtownshire, are two examples.
54.
Photographic reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Air Force
carried out an aerial survey in Norway.
EXERCISES
Major NATO Exercises
55. Despite the difficulties caused by rising oil prices and its
effect on both sea and air movement, the three-day week and its
effect on the supply of spare parts, and more recently by the Cyprus
crisis, all three Services have continued to play a major role in
support of the NATO exercise programme. The Royal Navy, the Royal
Marines and the Royal Air Force have contributed significantly
towards two major maritime exercises.
The first exercise, DAWN PATROL,
was held in the Spring of 1974 in the western and central
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