Title:DESERT HAWK UAV, AFGHANISTAN, 24 JULY 2006 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 1206
Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The Desert Hawk UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), a lightweight, polystyrene-based reconnaissance aircraft, is put through its paces by members of 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery Royal Artillery at Camp Bastion.
Description: SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc):
START 00:30:00 General Views of troops assembling UAV.
03:30:00 Long shot of UAV control shelters and UAV being carried to launch site.
04:20:00 Launch catapult being unravelled and pre flight checks being carried out.
08:38:00 UAV Launch
11:15:14 Long shot of control shelter
11:33:03 Mid Shot of controller
12:12:20 Close up controllers face
12:26:00 Close Up UAV control screen
13:20:00 Close Up UAV camera view screen
13:46:00 Re Establish UAV controller
14:00:00 Some almost successful attempts at tracking the UAV
20:35:00 UAV landing.
21:41:00 Soldier retrieving UAV.
23:00:00 Soldiers working on UAV
24:50:00 Pre flight checks long shot
27:00:00 Stretch out catapult and launch towards camera!
27:57:00 More attempts at tracking UAV and landing.
28:50:00 Pre flight checks from behind UAV and launch away from camera
31:45:00 More tracking UAV shots and Landing (good)
33:00:00 I.V. Lt Matt Losemore.
37:05:00 End tape
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 1206
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:2001-2025
Production Date:2006-07-24
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company)
Punter, Paul (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Losemore, Matt (person)
British Army, Royal Artillery, 32nd Regiment, 18 Battery (regiment/service)
Keywords: Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography)
British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Afghanistan post-2001 (theme)
