OPENING OF SCHOOL AT AL KOARAH, BASRA, 31 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPENING OF SCHOOL AT AL KOARAH, BASRA, 31 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 247
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Official opening of a school in Al Koarah in Basra which has been refurbished by members of the RAF Regiment.
  • Description: START 00:33:29 Bars. 00:33:37 Official opening: Wing Commander Heyworth of the Royal Air Force cuts the tape. A goat is sacrificed and handprints made on the wall with its blood. 00:33:56 Staff and guests walk around the school building. RAF Regiment gunners stand by as children play. 00:36:16 Interview with Kadum Saleh Abdul Al Hasen, the headmaster. 00:40:14 Interview with Taleb Sarhan Shafek, an education representative from Basra. 00:43:33 Interview with Kais Mohammed Alwan, contractor. 00:45:42 Interview with two of the boys who will be attending the school. 00:48:38 Exterior shots of the single-storey school building. 00:48:58 Close-ups of school signs. END 00:49:28
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 247
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2005-08-31
  • 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: Royal Air Force, RAF Regiment, 2 Squadron (regiment/service) Royal Air Force, RAF Regiment, 34 Squadron (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography) 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
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    BFV 247

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 246 (OPENING OF SCHOOL AT AL KOARAH, BASRA, 31 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 343 (OPENING OF SCHOOL AT AL KOARAH, BASRA, 31 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title])
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