Title:HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY REGIMENT IN THE DESERT, MAY-JUNE 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 957
Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Summary: Activities of A Squadron, the Household Cavalry Regiment, in the desert in Maysan Province.
Description: Unedited voice-overs by Major Mark Goodwin-Hudson discussing the role of the regiment (he is reading this at night - all that is visible is the paper script being illuminated by a small hand-held torch). Convoy of A Squadron moves across the desert; much dust is thrown up as they drive. Soldiers clean their weapons (including a sniper and Corporal Beeching, DMOC photographer. Cut-in shots show parachute wings and tactical recognition flashHousehold Division patch on a desert-pattern shirt. Gurkha Royal Engineer tests his equipment in the desert. Shaky aerial views of an Eagle VCP (a vehicle checkpoint deployed by helicopter) in the desert; members of the Eagle VCP get into the back of a Merlin helicopter, shot from on board.
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:BFV 957
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2007-06-01
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production sponsor)
Platfoot, Loz (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Goodwin-Hudson, Mark (person)
British Army, Household Cavalry Regiment, A Squadron (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
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCam
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 40; Running time: 25 mins
