Title:REPATRIATION CEREMONY REHEARSAL, BASRA AIR STATION, 13 SEPTEMBER 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 252
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Rehearsal prior to the repatriation of Fusilier Donal Meade and Fusilier Stephen Manning.
Description: START 00:00:00
00:01:05 Soldiers march onto the apron at Basra Air Station and take up their positions.
00:01:48 Soldiers stand by. Many are visibly upset; more than one wipes a tear from his eye. General views of the lines of troops on the tarmac.
00:03:45 Scenes near the Globemaster aircraft; officer stands to attention as two bearer parties walk on.
00:04:42 Camera moves and focuses on padre and bugler, with the Globemaster aircraft and its open cargo door in the background. (The camera retains this static position for the rest of the tape). Bugler and padre stand quietly for several minutes.
00:08:37 Bugler stands to attention. Officer stands alongside. Silent pause once again for several minutes.
00:23:29 Reading from second padre, who walks into shot and stands at the lectern. Camera position does not change as trestles for the bier are carried past the bugler and party. Prayers are said.
00:34:27 Two coffins are carried on to the aircraft in the background (camera position does not move). Bearer parties walk off.
00:36:52 Last Post is played by the bugler, followed by pause.
00:38:49 Bugler plays again. Doors of the aircraft are closed in the background.
00:41:19 Soldiers are dismissed, and bugler walks off, followed by other officers who are talking together. Shot of aircraft and Union flag on the now-deserted apron.
END 00:44:15
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 252
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2005-09-13
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: Meade, Donal Anthony (person)
Manning, Stephen Robert (person)
British Army, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (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)
Remembrance (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: 44 mins
