HRH PRINCE ANDREW, THE DUKE OF YORK, VISITS BASRA AND SURROUNDING AREA, 20 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HRH PRINCE ANDREW, THE DUKE OF YORK, VISITS BASRA AND SURROUNDING AREA, 20 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 237
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The Duke of York at Basra Air Station, Camp Abu Naji and Shaibah Logistics Base.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 Bars 00:00:40 Aircraft transporting the Duke (RAF British Aerospace Bae 146 CC2 ZE701) arrives at Basra Air Station; the Duke and his entourage alight and are greeted before being driven to the headquarters. (Shaky shots of the interior of the cameramen's car). 00:03:34 The general's office: the Duke arrives and sign's the visitor's book before talking with members of the staff. 00:06:47 Close-up of visitor's book. 00:07:44 TIMECODE RESET. 00:00:00 Merlin waits on pad; The Duke and his entourage approach and climb on board. General views on board second Merlin carrying the camera and press crew. 00:02:50 Air-to-air footage of Merlin helicopter carrying the Duke; flares are fired. 00:06:34 Ground views of the Duke's helicopter arriving at Camp Abu Naji near Al-Amarah; the party gets off the aircraft and head into the camp. 00:09:59 The Duke pauses to salute the Memorial Garden and then walks towards the Task Force Maysan headquarters. 00:10:50 TIMECODE RESET. 00:00:00 The Duke meets members of 1st Battalion the Staffordshire Regiment in a Warrior park at Abu Naji. He is wearing the cap and epaulettes of the Staffords, of whom he is Colonel-in-Chief. He talks with a number of personnel and inspects displays of personal equipment. 00:13:22 The Duke walks back to the Merlin helicopter ready to move to his next port of call at Shaibah Logistics Base. On the way to the aircraft, he stops off to talk with more troops. 00:17:01 The helicopter lands at Shaibah Logistics Base, where the Duke is piped off by a lone piper. He meets personnel. 00:19:05 At the battalion headquarters, the Duke meets members of the Royal Irish Regiment, of whom he is also Commander; he is now wearing a Royal Irish cap and epaulettes. 00:22:38 Union and Royal Irish Regiment flags fly in the breeze. 00:23:42 The Duke enters the "Oasis Garden", actually an area between several tents covered in camouflage netting. Here, he meets various officers. END 00:27:04
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 237
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2005-08-20
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company) McIvor, Mac (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Andrew, Prince (Duke of York) (person) British Army, Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's), 1st Battalion (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Irish Regiment (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq (geography) Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, Iraq (geography) Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Royal Air Force 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: 30 mins
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    BFV 237

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    BFV 238 (HRH PRINCE ANDREW, THE DUKE OF YORK, VISITS BASRA AND SURROUNDING AREA, 20 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 239 (HRH PRINCE ANDREW, THE DUKE OF YORK, VISITS BASRA AND SURROUNDING AREA, 20 AUGUST 2005 (ROUGH EDIT) [Allocated Title])
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