FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NEIL LAWRENSON, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NEIL LAWRENSON, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1071
  • 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: Flight Sergeant Lawrenson lies on a trolley in the operating theatre and is prepared for surgery. Anaesthetic is administered, he is intubated and the operation is commenced to remove the bullet. Close-up of the entry wound. Antiseptic is applied, the bullet is removed and the wound is cleaned, sutured and dressed. Interview with Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Kate Prior (Royal Navy), an anaesthetist, who describes the procedure (this was the second operation after emergency surgery a couple of days earlier).
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 1071
  • 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) Prior, Kate (person) Royal Air Force, RAF Police (regiment/service) Royal Navy (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: 18 mins
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    BFV 1071

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1068 (FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NEIL LAWRENSON, BASRA AIR STATION, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) 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])
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