Title:OPERATION TELIC 3: BASRA, ONE YEAR ON (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 5) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 196
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Chinook activities and roadside checkpoints around Basra one year after the invasion of Iraq.
Description: I. Night scenes of Chinook helicopter operations at Basra International Airport; first shot is taken with and image intensifier. Chinook is prepared; C17 Globemaster taxies in background. Pre-flight checks before Chinook taxies for take off.
II. Members of 2 Squadron the RAF Regiment on board Chinook helicopter in flight (daytime). Loadmaster at gun post by door. Soldiers disembark from the Chinook onto road on the outskirts of Basra, where they assess the situation and set up an impromptu vehicle checkpoint. Toyota pickup is stopped and searched by members of the squadron; Chinook flies overhead. Group of local people wave to the camera. Search of vehicle and its occupants continues; vehicle is allowed to leave..
III. Section get back onto Chinook; they are also seen leaving again. Interior shots of Chinook (with loadmaster and pilots). Air-to-ground shots showing desert, marshes and main roads. Helicopter lands, teams of soldiers are seen getting on and running off.
IV. Second checkpoint sequence; further vehicles are checked. A female soldier, Corporal Taylor, searches woman. Chinook flies over. Soldiers train their guns on the road and look through their SUSAT sights. Further searches; Corporal Taylor checks a young boy. Men are also searched.
V. Interview with Corporal Taylor about her role, followed by more checkpoint scenes.
VI. Team line up on road and crouch prior to embarking onto Chinook. Scenes on board Chinook in flight; helicopter lands to allow second group of soldiers to get on board. View of land below, with gun in shot; also views of loadmaster.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
