Title:SCENES IN BASRA AND BAGHDAD, 24 MARCH 2006 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 741
Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Summary: Air departures in Basra, and Puma operations in Baghdad.
Description: START 00:05:02 Bars.
00:05:25 Military departure facilities at Basra. Departures desk with sign "ATLO [Air Transport Liaison Officer] DET BASRAH 99 MC SQUADRON RLC".
00:07:03 Makeshift sight on board pointing to "Departure Lounge".
00:07:23 Clerks at work at the APOD.
00:08:03 Scene inside bus as soldiers wait for their C130 Hercules flight.
00:08:21 Interior of hold of Hercules aircraft; soldiers climb on board through rear cargo door. Soldiers sit in the rear of the hold during flight
00:10:11 Soldiers disembark upon arrival at their destination (Baghdad ?).
00:11:23 Interior of fully-crewed Puma helicopter. Door gunner takes up his position.
00:11:57 Views through side door during flight over and countryside over the city of Baghdad; also views inside the helicopter itself.
00:17:30 Helicopter comes in to land - shaky shots on board the helicopter as crew and cameraman disembark.
END 00:19:56
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:BFV 741
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2006-03-24
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production sponsor)
Davies, G (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Logistic Corps (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq (geography)
Baghdad, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
Royal Air Force post-2000 (theme)
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: 14 mins
