Other titles:BAGHDAD TELEVIEW NO 4 [Alternative Title]
Summary: Film (with Arabic soundtrack) of Iraq's armed forces and their ties with Britain.
Description: (Summary is of necessity incomplete and speculative owing to the untranslated Arabic commentary.) Military dignitaries arrive at desert location to watch parade of Iraqi forces. Parade passes: infantry, transport and armour (Chevrolet trucks, mortars mounted on Land Rovers, 5.5-inch and 280mm artillery, Sheridan, Centurion and Churchill tanks), aircraft. Dignitaries inspect aircraft on ground. Sandhurst: Iraqi cadets singled out. Passing out parade. British army (with Iraqi personnel) on manoeuvres. Royal Artillery (flag): manoeuvres with 25-pounder gun. RNAS (standard shown): routine operations, with close-ups of Iraqi pilots. RAF officers receive final briefing on airfield before getting into Hawker Hunters; the Iraqis amongst them are singled out. Passing out parade/investiture (?) in hangar. Proud Iraqi pilot shows off his newly acquired wings. Hawker hunters with Iraqi emblems. More film of Hunters in action on and over RAF station; some have drop tanks and are transported to desert location. Unidentified officer gives speech.
Alternative Title:BAGHDAD TELEVIEW NO 4 [Alternative Title]
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Artillery, Iraqi personnel (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Military College, Sandhurst (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Iraqi personnel (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Royal Naval Air Service & Iraqi personnel (regiment/service)
Keywords: ceremonies, Iraqi - display: military parade (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Hawker Hunter (object name)
armour, British - tank: Centurion & [Iraqi] (object name)
armour, British - tank: Churchill & [Iraqi] (object name)
armour, British - gun: 25-pounder gun (object name)
Iraq (geography)
GB, England & Sandhurst, Berks <Royal Military Academy> (geography)
