COMPLETION OF THE CULLINGWORTH BRIDGE OVER THE SHATT AL-ARAB, BASRA, MARCH 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: COMPLETION OF THE CULLINGWORTH BRIDGE OVER THE SHATT AL-ARAB, BASRA, MARCH 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 440
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The Cullingworth Bridge, under repair near Basra, nears completion.
  • Description: START 00:58:23 01:00:06 Assault boat pulls up alongside bridge site (the remains of the old concrete bridge still span the waterway); Chinook helicopter flies overhead. 01:01:10 General views of the bridge under construction: on the river bank, sections are ready to be craned into place. Final checks are made and gravel is dug out prior to the lift. Final preparations are made before the lift. 01:09:48 Crane begins to swing its chains into position. Single girders are lifted and moved into position. Sections are arc welded into place (extended scenes). 01:23:06 Further preparation takes place: wooden battens are cut into shape using a chansaw then placed in position. Crane moves girders into place on the battens; measurements are taken. 01:30:11 Views of the Cullingworth Bridge from on board an assault boat on the Shatt al-Arab. 01:31:25 Engineers on the span of the bridge bolt plates into place containing cat's eyes. 01:34:00 Views of the Shatt al-Arab; assault boat passes at speed and carries out manoeuvres before coming to land. 01:38:08 Further shots of bankside construction. END 01:38:24
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 440
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2004-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Engineers (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Shatt al-Arab, 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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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 440

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 441 (COMPLETION OF THE CULLINGWORTH BRIDGE OVER THE SHATT AL-ARAB, BASRA, MARCH 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 487 (RAF COMBAT CAMERA TEAM MASTERS TAPE 4 [Allocated Title])
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