FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NEIL LAWRENSON, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NEIL LAWRENSON, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1068
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Flight Sergeant Neil Lawrenson of the RAF Police after being hit by a stray bullet at the Contingency Operating Base (COB), Basra Air Station.
  • Description: I. Interview with Flight Lieutenant Lawrenson in the field hospital, talking about the incident and the removal of the bullet (which had lodged in his arm). II. Close-ups of the x-ray photograph showing the bullet in his arm; also shots of chest x-ray.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 1068
  • 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: Lawrenson, Neil (person) Royal Air Force, RAF Police (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: 6 mins
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    BFV 1068

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1069 (FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NEIL LAWRENSON, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1070 (FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NEIL LAWRENSON, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1071 (FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NEIL LAWRENSON, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title])
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