Title:THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS ON RIVER PATROL, 2 JULY 2005 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 210
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Riverine patrol scenes along the Shatt al-Arab featuring the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF) based at Basra Palace.
Description: Soldiers prepare their small assault boats in the lagoon at Basra Palace. The boats set out; camera crew (including stills photographer) are in a small assault craft. Views of the accompanying boats and of the boat's pilot (a Royal Engineer). Members of the RRF lie prone in the front of their boat, their guns "ready". Various views of the craft and of the shores of the Shatt al-Arab; port facilities are passed and areas of date palms. Crossing under temporary bridge. Children wave from the shore. One boat pulls alongside a small canopied craft and members of the RRF climb on board for a routine check; camerawoman takes photographs. Later on the patrol: boats travel at speed along tree-lined stretch of river (an inlet of the Shatt al-Arab, churning up much wash. Marsh Arabs fishing near the reeds. Basra Palace lagoon: the boats are moored. Interview with patrol members about their security role in support of the Iraqi Riverine Patrol Service and their experiences during patrol.
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 210
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2005-07-02
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Engineers (regiment/service)
Keywords: 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: 24 mins
