PATROL AND VEHICLE CHECKPOINT OPERATIONS NEAR FALLUJAH, NOVEMBER 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PATROL AND VEHICLE CHECKPOINT OPERATIONS NEAR FALLUJAH, NOVEMBER 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1153
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: During Operation Bracken, B Squadron of 1st the Queen's Dragoon Guards (part of the Black Watch Battlegroup) patrol and set up snap vehicle checkpoints (SNVCPs) in the Fallujah area. Scenes on this tape include mobile operations group spending the night in the desert with their armoured vehicles (after first digging and sandbagging defensive scrapes) - some shots taken with image intensifier. In the morning, have breakfast and then set up checkpoints on desert road, searching vehicles and their occupants (including a lorry and a bus).
  • Description: SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc): START 00:30:00 Various shots of QDG mobile ops group soldiers digging shell scrapes for the night 09:18:00 Scimitar A.R.V's and Spartan A.P.C's moving across the desert. 10:46:00 Scimitar A.R.V's in a defensive ring preparing to lay up for the night. 12:24:00 Night vision images of Scimitar A.R.V's (poor imagery/too dark). 15:10:00 QDG soldiers eating their breakfast before setting off on patrol 16:35:00 Patrol sets off to establish Snap Vehicle check points (SNVCP's). 19:05:00 SNVCP established. L.S. of lorry and Scimitar A.R.V. 20:00:00 L.S. Lorry occupants being searched. 20:30:00 Lorry drivers talking to Soldier via Interpreter. 21:50:00 Lorry drivers leave. 22:46:00 Various shots of Scorpion L.S/M.S/C.U of Driver/ Re-ES/M.S of Scorpion Personnel carrier. 25:07:00 Tanks move off across desert. 25:28:00 Soldier Running out to with Stop sign to road. 27:10:00 Bus pulls into search area drivers disembark and bus is checked. 33:07:00 Search complete bus leaves. 35:03:00 Various shots of soldier searching Van. 37:15:00 Stop sign. 37:40:00 Van leaves and Stop sign collected patrol moves off for another location. 39:15:00 Arabic warning sign with Tank in the background. 39:58 :00 Vehicle waved into search area, stop sticks placed across the road. 40:30:00 Various shots of soldiers providing cover while vehicles are being searched. 42:20:00 VCP collapsed patrol move off. 43:46:00 Tape ends.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 1153
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2004-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Punter, Paul (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: 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
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 43 mins
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    BFV 1153

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1154 (PATROL AND VEHICLE CHECKPOINT OPERATIONS NEAR FALLUJAH, NOVEMBER 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1155 (PATROL AND VEHICLE CHECKPOINT OPERATIONS NEAR FALLUJAH, NOVEMBER 2004 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title])
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