Title:INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF THE IRAQI AIR FORCE, AUGUST 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 9
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Crews from the newly-reconstituted Iraqi Air Force prepare their new Seabird Seeker SB7L-360 surveillance aircraft for flight at Basra Air Station (scenes taken on 9 and 10 August).
Description: START 23:59:52 Bars.
00:00:30 Hangar at Basra: inside are two Iraqi Air Force Seabird Seeker aircraft, fitted with FLIR (Forward Looking Infra Red) equipment.
00:03:03 Discussion in cockpit (British/Iraqi personnel).
00:03:40 British Army and Iraqi Air Force personnel pose for photographs in the hangar.
00:08:20 US and Iraqi personnel in the cockpit of the aircraft. Ailerons are tested. Various shots of the aircraft, with crew (US and Iraqi) in the cockpit.
00:12:51 Interview with Station Commander.
00:15:02 Interview with trainer (US Army).
00:17:20 TIMECODE RESET
00:00:00 Scenes on 10 August: the aircraft are seen on the apron at Basra Air Station in the early morning. (Very dark.) Preparations are made in the half-light, the aircraft and personnel appearing in silhouette.
00:08:22 Daylight shots of the aircraft on the apron. The rear propeller is tested.
00:10:00 Extended static shot of one of the aircraft on the tarmac.
00:12:43 The aircraft taxies forward and manoeuvres into position on the runway.
00:13:54 Tractor tows a Puma helicopter on the runway. Various shots of Puma (dark filter on camera).
00:14:39 Seabird Seeker taxies past the Puma and heads towards the runway (image still dark).
00:15:50 Aircraft in final position on the runway prior to flight (extended shot).
00:18:12 The aircraft finally takes off; second Seeker follows close behind.
00:20:58 Hercules aircraft parked on the apron; Seeker flies past.
00:21:00 Flypast.
END 00:22:34
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 9
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004-08-09 2004-08-10
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Gedge, Andy (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
United States Army Air Forces (regiment/service)
Iraqi Air Force, Aerial Surveillance Squadron (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCam
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 40; Running time: 38 mins
BFV 76 (INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF THE IRAQI AIR FORCE, AUGUST 2004 (DUB) [Allocated Title])
BFV 10 (INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF THE IRAQI AIR FORCE, AUGUST 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title])