SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE DES BROWNE MP VISITS BRITISH FORCES IN BASRA, 30 JANUARY 2007 (ROUGH EDIT) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE DES BROWNE MP VISITS BRITISH FORCES IN BASRA, 30 JANUARY 2007 (ROUGH EDIT) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 512
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2007 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Brief compilation showing aspects of Des Browne's visit to Basra.
  • Description: START 23:59:58 Des Browne, clad in black body armour and helmet, inspects the new Bulldog armoured vehicle. He gets an opportunity to sit in the gunner's seat as the vehicle is taken for a drive. Afterwards, he talks to a group of soldiers. 00:02:33 Mr Browne has a meal in the cookhouse at Allenby Lines at Basra Air Station. 00:03:12 Night visit to field hospital where he meets personnel and inspects the facilities. END 00:04:21
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2007 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 512
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 2007-01-30
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Production company) Tilly, Ross (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Browne, Desmond Henry (person) British Army (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)
  • 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: 4 mins
  • HD Media:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 512

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 858 (SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE DES BROWNE MP VISITS BRITISH FORCES IN BASRA, 30 JANUARY 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 859 (SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE DES BROWNE MP VISITS BRITISH FORCES IN BASRA, 30 JANUARY 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title])
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