Title:OPERATION TELIC 1 (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 50) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 260
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Members of RAF 617 Squadron (the Dambusters) at work.
Description: START 00:00:00 Flight crew checks computer to view images of terrain.
01:06:00 Crew don their flight suits in robing room, sign for the jet and make their way out to the airfield at Ali Al Salem where their Tornado GR4 aircraft awaits.
03:23:00 The crew climb on board, strap themselves in and carry out checks (close footage taken from top of aircraft). Junior technician checks the navigators seat. Groundcrew sweep up and carry out maintenance; one puts covers over engine exhausts.
07:00:00 Brief shot of groundcrew in the open-air soft drinks "bar", near stone saying 31 Squadron.
07:12:00 Pilot in cockpit; navigator below takes a drink of water before putting on helmet and climbing on board. General views of airfield, including shot of a bombed-out aircraft bunker (a reminder of the 1991 Gulf War). Tornado GR4s take off.
10:44:00 Full moon. Groundcrew carry out maintenance on Tornado at night in preparation for night flight: protective pins on weapons are removed. Pre-flight checks.
11:46:00 Interview with Wing Commander David Robertson (OC 617 Squadron). (Timecode jumps from 14:17 to 14:57)
14:57:00 Interview with Junior Technician Laidler (electrician).
15:43:00 Interview with Junior Technician Dave Burbridge (nicknamed "Reg", after the television character Reg Holdsworth).
END 19:30:00
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
