Title:EXERCISE WESTERN STRIKE 03, GOOSE BAY, CANADA, AUGUST 2003 (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 20) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 91
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Aspects of operations during Exercise Western Strike.
Description: START 00:00:00 Tornado GR7 aircraft lined up on the apron at Goose Bay: it is raining heavily.
00:23:00 Final maintenance on Tornado aircraft, interior and exterior (rain has now stopped).
02:01:00 Tornado taxies.
02:16:00 Jaguar aircraft is marshalled to a stop on the apron.
03:04:00 Pilot talks to ground crew. Aircraft maintenance on Jaguar. Pilot climbs into cockpit.
03:41:00 Jaguar taxies.
04:02:00 Tornado take-offs shot from ground level and from the air traffic control tower at Goose Bay.
05:29:00 Taxiing and take-off of E3D Sentry aircraft.
05:58:00 Panning shot of the Goose Bay facility; Tornados fly past.
06:48:00 Ground shot, taken from countryside around Goose Bay: low flying Tornado aircraft streaks towards and over the camera. Communications between cameraman and pilot can be heard.
07:11:00 Long shot of bombing run by Tornado overflying ranges. Successful hit on target. RAF soldiers look through binoculars at the range.
07:40:00 Head-up camera display from Tornado showing bombing run and release of missile; other Tornados fly past. Camera-aircraft banks.
08:38:00 Further long shot of Tornado on bombing run.
08:44:00 Rear view of Tornado firing afterburners before take-off. Second Tornado seen through heat haze.
09:46:00 Interview with Wing Commander Alistair Byford (OC 31 Squadron).
11:53:00 Interview with Flight Lieutenant Andy Wright of 31 Squadron.
15:15:00 Interview with Group Captain Ricci Cobelli, Detachment Commander.
END 17:35:00
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
RAF Strike Command Media Services (Video) Mobile News Team (Production company)
Buxton, Shaun (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 18 mins
