FLEET COMBAT CAMERA TEAM (FCCT) TAPE 6 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FLEET COMBAT CAMERA TEAM (FCCT) TAPE 6 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 135
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2003 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes on board the frigate HMS Norfolk in Kuwait City, including further scenes of Signaller John Mudie and his sister WREN Becky Mudie (continued from previous tape) and Christmas messages recorded by individual crew members.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 00:01:00 John and Becky Mudie prepare to depart (some staged shots). They talk to each other before John departs in a Land Rover. 00:05:24 TIMECODE RESET. 00:00:00 Views of HMS Norfolk at the quayside. 00:01:39 Views on deck: sailors standing to attention, maintenance work on helicopter, weapons drill. 00:05:36 LWMT "Fraser Martin records a Christmas message to his wife. 00:06:37 Christmas message home from LWEMS Ellis. 00:07:17 Christmas message from Neil Adams. 00:07:59 Christmas message from Hayton Jones. 00:08:20 Christmas message from Steed Harris. 00:10:00 Neil Adams repeats his message. 00:11:00 Message from MEM Povey. 00:11:53 Christmas message from Peter Jones. 00:12:44 Christmas message from LWEM Stokoe (?). 00:13:13 Christmas message from Lieutenant Tom McKay. 00:14:45 LWEM Oliver Brooks gives a message. 00:15:57 Christmas message from "Matt". 00:17:18 Christmas message from Chas Harris. 00:17:58 The crew of HMS Norfolk, gathered on the foredeck, sing "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". 00:19:42 Helipad on Norfolk with Lynx helicopter. 00:20:39 Guard stand to attention on quayside. 00:22:56 Scrubbing of quayside. 00:23:07 General quayside views of Norfolk. 00:23:36 Message from Paul Widdison. 00:24:26 Christmas message from Surgeon Lieutenant Lizzie Yates. 00:26:18 Christmas message from Paul Mahoney. 00:27:22 Christmas message from Linda Martin. 00:27:48 Christmas message from Stacey Boyle. 00:29:25 Christmas message from Paul Mahoney (retake). 00:29:47 Christmas message from Geraint Edwards. 00:30:38 Christmas message from Stuart Duff. 00:31:33 Christmas message from Linda Pate. 00:32:10 Christmas message from Emma Aindow. 00:34:10 Triple message from Surgeon Lieutenant Lizzie Yates CPO Wayne Farrow and LWEM Ellerington. 00:36:20 Christmas message from CPO Wayne Farrow. 00:36:36 Christmas message from Lt Tim Mullavey. 00:37:32 Christmas message from Simon Mugford. 00:38:17 Christmas message from PO "Jed" Stones. 00:39:10 Christmas message from Margaret Macdonald. 00:40:10 Triple Christmas message from Mark Jackson, Dave Prince Matthew Wilson. 00:42:14 Christmas message from Gary Rogers. 00:43:26 Christmas message from John Pinder. 00:44:33 Christmas message from Paul Byrne. 00:46:04 Further dockside shot of HMS Norfolk. 00:46:16 Interview Commander Tony Radakin, CO of HMS Norfolk, discussing the role of the vessel in patrolling off the Iraq coast. He also gives a Christmas message. END 00:51:25
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2003 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 135
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2003-11-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Fleet Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Mudie, John (person) Mudie, Rebecca (person) British Army, 1st Battalion, Light Infantry (regiment/service) Royal Navy, NORFOLK (HMS) (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Kuwait City, Kuwait (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: Mini-DV Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 63; Running time: 51 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 135

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 117 (BROTHER AND SISTER REUNITED IN IRAQ, NOVEMBER 2003 [Allocated Title]) BFV 134 (FLEET COMBAT CAMERA TEAM (FCCT) TAPE 5 [Allocated Title])
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