Title:PARACHUTE REGIMENT IN AND AROUND BASRA, EARLY APRIL 2003 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 2362
Other titles:OPERATION TELIC 1, FEBRUARY-JUNE 2003 [Allocated Series Title]
HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2003 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Battalions of the Parachute Regiment advance through Iraq and into Basra.
Description: I. Pre-dawn shots of 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment advancing in Iraq (very murky image). The sky lightens as the advance continues. Abandoned clothing and grenades at roadside. Gazelle and Lynx helicopters fly past. Abandoned Iraqi mortar position and various ammunition is discovered; later, a further abandoned position in a hut is searched. (5 April 2003).
II. Members of 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment patrolling in Basra: WMIK Land Rover on road, snipers in position by roadside. Soldiers advance on foot by roadside (the area is stable; civilian vehicles drive past in the background). Challenger tank moves up. Members of the Red Crescent remove bodies (on stretchers, covered with blankets) and lay them in the back of an open pick-up truck. Soldiers continue advance. (7 April 2003)
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ARMY MOBILE NEWS TEAM SHOTLIST
(The following data has been copied, without amendment, from Army Mobile News Team computer files.)
02-00-00-00 Bars and tone
02-00-30-00 11km advance to contact with 1 Para various shots
02-25-09-01 3 Para patrol into Basrah
Alternative Title:OPERATION TELIC 1, FEBRUARY-JUNE 2003 [Allocated Series Title]
HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2003 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
McKenzie, Stuart (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCam
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 40; Running time: 36 mins 14 secs
