Title:KOREAN TRANSPORT CONVOY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2004 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 31
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Aerial shots of a Korean convoy transiting from Kuwait to Iraq, escorted by members of 40 Commando. (No sound)
Description: START 00:00:00
00:00:25 Aerial views of desert at sunrise (Kuwait ?). Below is a large holding area for vehicles and supplies.
00:01:48 Shadow of camera-helicopter (a Lynx) on desert below as it flies across dunes and ridges and over a major road with two carriageways.
00:02:57 Convoy of articulated lorries on the road below.
00:03:37 Further aerial shots of the convoy, and of other vehicles parked and in movement on the road system. Vehicles in desert livery, including a tanker and an ambulance, drive through a village.
00:05:51 Hazy shots of further vehicles, including heavy equipment transporters carrying armoured personnel carriers.
00:06:62 Shots of road system showing the convoy travelling in the opposite direction (right to left on screen); followed by left to right shots. Convoy makes its way along desert road.
00:09:04 Shadow of helicopter over scrubby desert, followed by further convoy and desert shots.
00:13:49 Interior shot of helicopter and cockpit (after landing), followed by aerial shots of desert equipment marshalling area with vehicles and ISO containers, and also a tented camp. Small oil facility: pools of oil can be seen burning. Helicopter shadow on desert.
END 00:16:27
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 31
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004-09-11
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, 40th Royal Marine Commando (regiment/service)
Keywords: Kuwait (geography)
Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
Royal Navy post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
