Title:NEW YEAR MESSAGES FROM 1ST BATTALION THE SCOTS GUARDS, IRAQ, 5 DECEMBER 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 2780
Other titles:OPERATION TELIC 5, IRAQ, NOVEMBER 2004-APRIL 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Activities of members of 1st Battalion the Royal Scots Guards Battle Group on patrol in Basra.
Description: START 04:00:30 Landscape outside Basra (?) taken from top cover on a moving Land Rover (continued from previous tape. Patrol is on a wide road approaching Basra; convoy passes under twin arches over road. Bridge over the Shatt al-Arab. Passing palm trees and local buildings.
04:06:16 Soldier in the back of a moving snatch Land Rover.
04:06:39 Soldier on foot patrol on the outskirts of Basra. (Partly staged; he is taking directions from the cameraman.)
04:08:31 Patrol continues accompanied by Warrior armoured vehicle. Close shots of the Warrior and of the soldiers on guard. Close shot of moving Warrior tracks. Local youth Malik and his friends greet soldier. Top cover on Warrior vehicle with turret traversing. Soldiers continue talking to local youths and men, who are allowed to look through the gunsights on his machine gun.
04:13:18 Flags flying (poor shot; one is the Royal Flag of Scotland, other cannot be defined).
END 04:15:12
Alternative Title:OPERATION TELIC 5, IRAQ, NOVEMBER 2004-APRIL 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: UK Land Media Ops (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
Hennessey, Jim (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 15 mins
