OPERATION HERRICK, AFGHANISTAN: OPERATION CHRISTMAS SLEIGH, DECEMBER 2004 (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 6) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION HERRICK, AFGHANISTAN: OPERATION CHRISTMAS SLEIGH, DECEMBER 2004 (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 6) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFR 176
  • Other titles: RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Views of the tented city at Kandahar International Airport where British forces are housed.
  • Description: Sun rises over tents. Accommodation tents; man walks through towards showers. Exterior of tent: soldier is thrown out comically before a group leave to go on patrol (staged shot). Exterior of church building: sign says "Freedom Chapel Kandahar Airfield". Soldier drives up in Toyota Landcruiser, gets out and goes on patrol around new, more permanent cabin accommodation. Views inside show large rooms and good quality bath and shower facilities.
  • Alternative Title: RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFR 176
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFR 176)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2004-12
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor) RAF Strike Command Media Services (Video) Mobile News Team (Production company) Burns, Emily (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33; Running time: 8 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFR 176

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