Title:FLEET COMBAT CAMERA TEAM (FCCT) TAPE 15 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 144
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2003 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Scenes at HQ MND(SE) - Headquarters Multi-National Division (South East) - at Basra Air Station.
Description: START 00:00:00 Bars.
00:01:00 Pieces to camera for Central Television news bulletins from reporter Enda Brady.
00:08:01 Weapons drills at unloading bay.
00:10:51 WRAF personnel putting up Christmas decorations inside tent.
00:13:07 Interview with SAC Chrissie Andrew (from RAF Benson).
00:15:18 SAC "Amy" sends Christmas message home: she holds two soft toy "Buster" dogs.
00:17:25 Chrissie and Amy read Christmas post.
00:18:01 Scenes in control tower at Basra Air Station: Flying Officer Kirsty Lewis SAC at work on meteorological computers.
00:18:59 Interview with Flying Officer Lewis, meteorological officer. She also gives a brief weather forecast for Christmas Day.
00:21:56 Interview with Flying Officer Evrard Robinson (RAF Lyneham), air traffic control officer (in charge of visual flight movements only).
00:26:36 Interview with SAC John Carberry (RAF Benson).
00:29:40 General views of air traffic control activity.
00:30:19 Interview with Flight Lieutenant Jon Rooke (HQ Strike Command), one of the movers, discussing the value of mail to members of the forces.
00:32:50 Flight Lieutenant Andy Brown RAF gives an amusing piece to camera.
00:33:10 Piece to camera from Enda Brady.
00:34:33 Exterior of the control tower at Basra at night: the name "WESLEY" is spelt out in Christmas lights across the roof railing.
END 00:37:14
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2003 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 144
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2003-12-20
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Fleet Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (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: Mini-DV
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 63; Running time: 37 mins
