Title:THE ROYAL MERCIAN AND LANCASTRIAN YEOMANRY (TA) AT SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, IRAQ, JUNE 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 2985
Other titles:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
Summary: Tanks manned by members of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry (Territorial Army), attached to the King's Royal Hussars.
Description: START 01:00:00 Bars and tone.
01:00:30 Extended view of tank park at Shaibah Logistics Base, with Challenger II tanks being put through their paces.
01:02:39 One of the tank maintenance crew puts on an impromptu humorous dance and moons for the camera.
01:03:10 Wide shot of tank park
01:05:36 Close-ups of tank maintenance; the tank is manually jacked up before repairs are carried out to the wheels and tracks. Inter-cut are further views of the tank park.
01:15:45 Shots (taken from moving Land Rover) of Challenger II tanks in action, making a circuit of the base and driving off-road (throwing up much dust).
01:26:32 Further Challenger footage, this time taken from the turret of a moving tank. Close-ups of tank crew.
01:31:07 Long shot of tank driving towards camera, moving its turret from side-to-side. Tanks return to the tank park.
END 01:34:14
Alternative Title:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
Capon, Kevin (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry (regiment/service)
Keywords: Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
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: 34 mins
