MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 435
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The visit of the Duke of Westminster to Shaibah.
  • Description: START 00:58:19 Bars. 01:00:04 Exterior of the old air traffic control building at Shaibah, now home of 60 Transport Squadron. 01:00:44 General views of vehicle park with heavy transporters and DROPS trucks. 01:04:19 Interview with the Duke (in his army field uniform). 01:11:12 The Duke visits the Equipment Support Company. Interior views of building being used as a garage for heavy duty vehicles. Members of 60 Transport Squadron greet the Duke of Westminster on his arrival; he talks informally to the men. 01:23:47 General views of the interior showing workshop section. 01:26:07 The Duke meets more personnel in the workshop. 01:29:53 The Duke visits the British Military Hospital at Shaibah and watches a demonstration showing a casualty being stretchered from a battlefield ambulance, taken inside, examined and given oxygen. END 01:38:31
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 435
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2004-03-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (RAF Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Grosvenor, George Gerald Cavendish (6th Duke of Westminster) (person) British Army, Royal Logistic Corps, 4 General Support Regiment, 60 Transport Squadron [NEW TERM] (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps, 22 Field Hospital (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, 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: 38 mins
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    BFV 435

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 436 (MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 659 (MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (EDIT) [Allocated Title]) BFV 660 (MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (EDIT FOR GRANADA) [Allocated Title]) BFV 486 (RAF COMBAT CAMERA TEAM MASTERS TAPE 3 [Allocated Title])
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