Title:OPERATION TELIC 1 (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 11) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 221
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Members of 2 MT (Mechanical Transport) Squadron RAF Regiment in the desert (Kuwait ?).
Description: I. Vehicle park with numerous empty Seddon Atkinson articulated flatbed lorries (and an extremely battered looking Land Rover). Driver puts his seat belt on prior to departure. Vehicles start their engines and drive off in convoy past watchtower. Close-up of the 2 MT Squadron elephant badge and of sign saying "Welcome to RAF Fox". General views of vehicle park with camouflaged ISO containers. Sign "2MT Sqn Trailer Park".
II. Interview, in his cab, with MT Squadron driver Francis Eric Thorne about his experiences.
III. Interview with Squadron Leader Axel Jinadu, Commander of 2 MT Squadron, in support of the Joint Force Logistics Component, he discusses his role and experiences.
IV. Interview with Corporal Sam Hoe, Mechanical Transport Maintenance at RAF Waddington, attached to 2 MT Squadron on convoy support (lorry cab is being overhauled in the background). Abrupt end.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]