INTERVIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE RAF REGIMENT SERVING IN IRAQ ABOUT KIT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: INTERVIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE RAF REGIMENT SERVING IN IRAQ ABOUT KIT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 207
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of the RAF Regiment serving at Basra Air Station give their opinions on items of kit issued to them.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 Bars. 00:00:20 Senior Aircraftman Kingshott, gunner, is seen followed by second gunner, Senior Aircraftman Bowlton (?), gunner holding a Minimi (no sound at the beginning of this sequence). He discusses his job and talks about the Minimi. 00:09:04 Corporal Lovejoy, Section Commander, talks about his experiences and discusses his monocular night vision image intensifier (helmet mounted) which is used most nights. 00:14:01 Squadron Leader Dave Tate in command of 2 Squadron RAF Regiment, resident field squadron at Basra Air Station talks about his job and discusses the Personal Role Radio, the night vision apparatus and the Minimi. 00:19:18 Interview with Major Ed Brockman, Battery Commander of 53 Battery Royal Artillery (a weapon locating battery). He discusses the MAMBA (Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar) and the ASP (Advance Sound-ranging Project). 00:22:20 Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Hook, in charge of the Equipment Capability Branch at MND(SE). He discusses the role of the Branch, giving the supply of the Minimi and armoured civilianised vehicles (bought off the shelf) and up-armoured vehicles (developed by the Army). END 00:28:20
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 207
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2005-06-28
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, RAF Regiment (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Artillery (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq (geography) Royal Air Force post-2000 (theme) 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: 28 mins
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    BFV 207

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 206 (INTERVIEWS WITH BRITISH SOLDIERS SERVING IN IRAQ ABOUT KIT [Allocated Title]) BFV 208 (INTERVIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE FORCES SERVING IN IRAQ ABOUT KIT (ROUGH EDIT) [Allocated Title]) BFV 328 (INTERVIEWS WITH SOLDIERS ABOUT KIT, JUNE 2005 [Allocated Title])
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