BTT AIR, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BTT AIR, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1059
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Activities at Basra Air Station (Basra International Airport) showing members of the BTT Air (Border Transition Team Air) assisting in the training of Iraqi Airport, Border and Customs control staff.
  • Description: I. Views inside the Air Traffic Control Tower, with Iraqi air traffic control teams (men and women). Views of the apron and the Terminal Buildng from the tower. Helicopter (US Army ?) lands, and a civilian Boeing 737 aircraft (A5-ZYC) taxies along the runway to the parking area. Air traffic control officer looks out (hole in the windscreen suggest damage from the conflict). The Boeing takes off, watched by Iraqi and Coalition personnel. Interview with civilian Iraqi air traffic controller Mu'ayed Yousif, who talks about his background and also the forthcoming Hajj (it is from Basra that southern Iraqi pilgrims will be flying to Saudi Arabia). II. RAF fire-fighters at the airport; view from moving fire engine on taxiway; seen on board is Captain Lorna Ward of the Combat Camera Team. Iraqi civil fire tenders at station. A training fire (made of old wooden cable drums) is lit by an RAF fireman: CCT cameraman Corporal Ralph Merry takes photographs, before the Iraqi fire tender drives up and the fire team tackle the blaze; a "casualty" (dummy) is stretchered away. RAF fireman debriefs the Iraqi team after the exercise. Views of fire tenders, including shots from one in motion, as they drive back to their base. (Several shaky shots as the cameraman dismounts and walks away; voices of camera crew can be heard.) III. Interview with Warrant Officer Bill McCreath, force fire officer; the exercise is discussed.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 1059
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2007-11-26
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Holmes, Andy (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Yousif, Mu'ayed (person) McCreath, Bill (person) Ward, Lorna (person) Merry, Ralph (person) Royal Air Force, Firefighting and Rescue Squadron (regiment/service) British Army, Territorial Army, Media Operations Group (V) (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq (geography) Royal Air Force post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 38 mins
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    BFV 1059

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1060 (BTT AIR, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1061 (BTT AIR, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1062 (BTT AIR, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1063 (BTT AIR, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 5) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1064 (BTT AIR, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 6) [Allocated Title])
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