Title:OPERATION TELIC 3: BASRA, ONE YEAR ON (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 16) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 207
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Scenes at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Description: I. Tornado GR4 aircraft (ZA559 of RAF 15 Squadron) taxies to a stop on the apron at Al Udeid; close-ups including armaments. Chocks are put into place. Aircrew climb out and talk on the runway. Armourers remove missile and place it onto cradle on a bomb trolley. Line of Hercules aircraft in the background.
II. Interview with Squadron Leader Jones, in charge of a Air Movements Flight; he discusses the role of Al Udeid as a transit base, aircraft movements and the activation of a PTB (Passenger Terminal Building).
III. General views of airfield assistance vehicles (steps etc). Line of C17 Globemaster aircraft (US Air Force). Officer gets into car and drives away (staged).
IV. Tornado comes in to land and taxies (giving views of Al Udeid). Crew disembark on the apron.
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)
Blunden, Jennie (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: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 26 mins