Title:OPERATION TELIC 5, IRAQ: OPERATION CHRISTMAS SLEIGH, BASRA, DECEMBER 2004 (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 10) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 190
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Members of the British Forces Movements Detachment at work in Baghdad.
Description: USAF C130 Hercules aircraft on pan at Saddam International Airport, Baghdad. various shots of exterior of the British Forces Movements Detachment headquarters; Flying Officer Wheatley (head of the Movements Flight) walks into headquarters (staged) Interior of Movements headquarters; general views and Flying Officer Wheatley at desk. More general views; man uses Google on computer. Exterior movements; heavy duty forklift truck moves pallet of equipment onto the rear of a Leyland DAF lorry. Christmas message from Lance Corporal Mark Walsh (Royal Logistic Corps) Further movement of matériel. Message from Private Greg Dees (29 Regiment). General views of tented area with Union and English flags Interior of tent; soldiers enter; one lies on his bed and listens to his walkman; another gets out his personal DVD player. Outside, soldier dozes while sunbathing; he is prodded with the aerial of a cellphone. Members of the Movements Detachment prepare to secure net over pallet stacked with luggage; pallet is further packed before the net is thrown over and secured. At airport, RAF Hercules taxies to a halt and the rear door is lowered; forklift removes large pallets from cargo door; vehicle is also driven off. The pallet filled earlier is then lifted on board. Back at headquarters, members of the detachment sit at their desks; one plays blackjack on computer. After his game, he returns to his paperwork.
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)
Saxby, Paul (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: 26 mins
