Title:OPERATION FARRINGDON, IRAQ, 17 JULY 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 993
Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Scientific Advisor (SCIAD) operation: UBIED (underbelly improvised explosive device) disruption trials in the Iraqi desert.
Description: I. Close-up of Trial Serial 1 marker. Group of Royal Engineers set up a Javelin anti-tank missile in the open, shielded by a small stack of sandbags. Preparations and calibrations are made. Smoke drifts across the range. At the 9-minute point, the missile is fired (and can be clearly seen leaving the launch tube). The soldiers lie down in anticipation of the (offscreen) explosion. Afterwards, they pack up the launcher and sight and carry them away. Land Rover drives up and parks in front of the camera.
II. Trail Serial 2 marker: parked nearby is a Warrior armoured vehicle (extended static shot of the vehicle and its crew). The Warrior eventually drives off.
III. Trial Serial 3. Static shot of Challenger 2 tank. Challenger fires its main 120mm gun at the 32-minute point. Several further shots are fired at intervals. Eventually, it drives away.
IV. Trial Serial 6. Apache helicopter flies over desert range. Extended ground to air shots of the Apache (second helicopter - a Lynx - can be also be glimpsed on occasion). Land Rover and SCIAD vehicles can be seen on the ground. The Apache eventually fires its guns before flying off.
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
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Object_Number:BFV 993
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:2001-2025
Production Date:2007-07-17
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company)
Platfoot, Loz (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Engineers (regiment/service)
Keywords: Iraq (geography)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
