Title:SCENES AT CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN, 5 NOVEMBER 2008 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 343
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Summary: Two sequences in and around Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
Description: "The Longest Walk": members of the Joint Force EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Group, wearing a full protective "bomb suit", carry out a charity walk at Camp Bastion. The walk is in memory of their colleague, Warrant Officer 2 Gary "Gaz" O'Donnell of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, who was killed by an improvised explosive device on 10 September 2008. Major Wayne Davidson, Officer Commanding the Joint Force EOD Group, is interviewed.
Lieutenant Chris Bennett of 847 Naval Air Squadron speaks to camera prior to providing "top cover" support in his Lynx helicopter to a Chinook flying an underslung load to Lashkar Gah. (Extended poor quality shot on board the Lynx as it powers up and takes off.) Scenes in flight: aerial views of Camp Bastion and the desert (including main highway); the Chinook flies just below the Lynx. Views over Lashkar Gah and on the flight back to Camp Bastion where the Lynx lands. Views of Apache helicopter landing and taxiing. Lynx taxies to a halt.
ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET
The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets:
Time Code Description
00:00 Bars
00:32 EOD Walking for charity for Wo2 O Donell
03:30 Suit change
05:07 Maj Wayne Davidson EOD piece to camera
05:47 Lt Chris Bennet 847 piece to camera
06:30 Camera roll (rubbish)
11:04 Flight out of Bastion over desr
12:56 CH 47 airborne with under slung load
13:40 Arial shots of desert & Lashkah Gahvarious
18:25 Sun through rotars & flight in to Bastion
20:58 Apache in hover
22:40 Low hover through Flight line all helos in view
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company)
Hewitt, Mark (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Joint Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Logistic Corps, 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, 847 Naval Air Squadron (regiment/service)
Keywords: Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography)
Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography)
British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Afghanistan post-2001 (theme)
