REPATRIATION CEREMONY FOR MAJOR BACON, BASRA AIR STATION, 20 SEPTEMBER 2005 (REHEARSAL) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: REPATRIATION CEREMONY FOR MAJOR BACON, BASRA AIR STATION, 20 SEPTEMBER 2005 (REHEARSAL) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 257
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Unedited footage of the rehearsal for Major Matthew Bacon's repatriation.
  • Description: General footage of the parade being formed; also shots from second camera showing the rear of the aircraft and of the Padres.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 257
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 2005-09-20
  • 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: Bacon, Matthew James (person) British Army, Intelligence Corps (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: 9 mins
  • HD Media:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 257

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 256 (REPATRIATION CEREMONY FOR MAJOR BACON, BASRA AIR STATION, 20 SEPTEMBER 2005 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 350 (REPATRIATION CEREMONY FOR MAJOR BACON, BASRA AIR STATION, 20 SEPTEMBER 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 351 (REPATRIATION CEREMONY FOR MAJOR BACON, BASRA AIR STATION, 20 SEPTEMBER 2005 (MASTER EDIT) [Allocated Title])
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