Title:THE EAST OF ENGLAND REGIMENT (TA) AT SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, IRAQ, JUNE 2005 (TAPE 5) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 2993
Other titles:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
Summary: Members of the East of England Regiment (Territorial Army) on night convoy escort duties from Shaibah to Basra Air Station. Shot using an image intensifier, casting a green glow.
Description: START 05:00:00 Bars and tone.
05:00:30 Night escort duties: soldiers load their weapons and get into their Land Rovers. Shots from moving Land Rover as the patrol group leave the East Gate of the base. Shots from top cover, including the gunner on watch and views of the empty desert road ahead.
05:05:54 Land Rovers pause at halt point at the junction of two roads. Convoy of coaches (carrying soldiers to Basra for flight back to the UK) passes.
05:06:44 Privates Clinton O'Dell and James Drummond on top cover, driving past the convoy. Views of road ahead and activities to the side (lights in the distance).
05:10:34 Convoy stops at second halt point between two abandoned Iraqi tanks; soldier dismounts and keeps watch as the convoy turns onto another another road.
05:11:39 Interior shots of the Land Rover as it covers the rear of the convoy; Private Drummond on top cover.
05:16:18 Convoy turns and drives towards the convoy entrance at Basra Air Station; camera-vehicle keeps watch as the convoy drives into the APOD.
05:18:32 Coaches park up and the passengers disembark. General views of the terminal building.
END 05:19:39
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: O'Dell, Clinton (person)
Drummond, James (person)
British Army, East of England Regiment (regiment/service)
Keywords: Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, Iraq (geography)
Basra International Airport, Basra, 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: 19 mins
