Title:LORD DRAYSON VISITS BRITISH TROOPS IN IRAQ, 8 MARCH 2007 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 887
Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Summary: Lord Drayson, Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support, visits Basra Air Station to see the new Bulldog and Mastiff vehicles in theatre.
Description: Lord Drayson arrives in HS125 jet of RAF 32 Squadron and is met by General Jonathan Shaw, General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East). He meets troops of 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment and inspects a Snatch Land Rover. He then goes on to inspect the new Mastiff armoured personnel carrier with a captain from the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC); he inspects the interior and the EECM equipment. He takes the Mastiff for a drive, assisted by his RLC driver, Private Ciaran Castles. Afterwards, Private Castles is interviewed on camera. Continuing his visit, Lord Drayson inspects a Bulldog vehicle (an up-armoured variant of the FV432 troop carrier); scenes on top cover with the commander. Mastiff drives past. Lord Drayson in the interior. He meets with Bulldog crews before taking a trip in one of the vehicles (on top cover).
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:BFV 887
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2007-03-08
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production sponsor)
Tilly, Ross (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Drayson, Paul Rudd (Baron Drayson) (person)
Shaw, Jonathan (person)
British Army, Yorkshire Regiment, 1st Battalion [NEW TERM] (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Logistic Corps (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, 32 Squadron (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: 27 mins
