OPERATION BRACKEN, IRAQ, 16 TO 26 NOVEMBER 2004 (EDIT 3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION BRACKEN, IRAQ, 16 TO 26 NOVEMBER 2004 (EDIT 3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1150
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of 1st Battalion the Black Watch at Camp Dogwood prepare for Operation Tobruk, a counter-insurgency operation targeting an Iraqi village known to be a hiding place for insurgents and people loyal to Saddam Hussein. Battlegroup assembles at night (image intensifier footage); accompanying them is BBC correspondent David Loyn. Daylight: a cordon is set up around the target village using Warrior armoured vehicles. Soldiers in village checking suspect houses; prisoners are taken.
  • Description: SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc): START 00:50:00 Various Night vision shots of Battle group Assembly area just before the departure. 01:20:00 Various Night vision shots of soldiers and the Piper on the ground at the start of Op Tobruk as a cordon is set around the town just before sunrise. 05:17:00 Various shots of Cordon set up by Black watch soldiers and their Warriors. 06:29:00 I.V. with Sergeant Major on how operation has gone so far. 08:05:00 Soldiers walking along path to compounds. 08:42:00 I.V. with company commander on how operation has gone up to that point. 09:35:00 Various shots of soldiers waiting in defensive positions around various compounds. 11:47:00 BBC Correspondent David Loyne doing a Piece to Camera on working with the Army during this operation. 11:40:00 Various shots of soldiers waiting in defensive positions around various compounds. 12:35:00 Various shots of soldiers waiting in defensive positions around various compounds. 20:00:00 Prisoners being lead to a holding area for a Identity check. 22:10:00 Various shots of Warriors on the main street and Pipe Sergeant Major playing the pipes. 24:30:00 Tape ends.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 1150
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2004-11-23
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre () Punter, Paul (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Loyn, David (person) British Army, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), 1st Battalion (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: 24 mins
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    BFV 1150

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1148 (OPERATION BRACKEN, IRAQ, 16 TO 26 NOVEMBER 2004 (EDIT 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1149 (OPERATION BRACKEN, IRAQ, 16 TO 26 NOVEMBER 2004 (EDIT 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1151 (OPERATION BRACKEN, IRAQ, 16 TO 26 NOVEMBER 2004 (EDIT 4 - BBC POOL MATERIAL) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1152 (OPERATION BRACKEN, IRAQ, 16 TO 26 NOVEMBER 2004 (EDIT 5) [Allocated Title])
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