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Recorded interview with Flying Officer Russell Townsend, 27 January 2011

Film & Sound, X005-3076

Interview with Russell Townsend, who flew Typhoons with 175 Squadron towards the end of the Second World War, before being shot down and taken prisoner in February 1945 near Munster.

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Interview with Sergeant David Denchfield, 7 April 2010

Film & Sound, X005-3078

Sergeant David Denchfield describes his training as a Spitfire pilot in 1939 and 1940. He remembers joining 610 Squadron, being shot down on 5 February 1941 and made a prisoner.

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Recorded interview with Michael John Alderton, 23 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/020

Recorded interview with Mike Alderton, who flew as an air engineer in Hercules and VC10 aircraft, including the 1974 Cyprus evacuation, the 1982 Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War.

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Brief interviews with Stirling air and ground crews, 24 May 1943

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1942

Recording in which radio presenters meet air and ground crews of a Stirling squadron before and after a raid, asking briefly about aspects of their work.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Alan Geoffrey Vincent, 14 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/010

Alan Vincent completed RAF national service as an operations clerk. He describes his work at RAF Honington, including involvement with aircraft movements and in the context of the Cold War.

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Mosquitoes for Victory Drive

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6449

Recording in which a shop steward and a manager of the de Havilland Aircraft Company give their perspectives on the production of Mosquitoes and the aeroplane’s importance to the war effort.

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Recorded interview with Air Commodore Peter Hodgson, 4 December 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/010

Peter Hodgson flew Lightnings, F-15s with the United States Air Force, Phantoms and Tornado F.3 aircraft. He also served in staff roles in the Falkland Islands and in the UK.

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Recorded interview with Air Commodore Richard S Peacock-Edwards, 3 December 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/009

Rick Peacock-Edwards was a Lightning pilot in Germany, flew Phantoms in the UK and commanded the Tornado F.2 and F.3 conversion unit. He also deployed to the Gulf in 1990.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Peter Charles Vangucci 19 November 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/007

Peter Vangucci served as a pilot in Hunter and Lightning aircraft in the UK and Germany, developed Lightning tactics and was a launch control officer for Thor ballistic nuclear missiles.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander John Michael Bryant, 15 December 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/014

Recorded interview with John Bryant, who served as a radar fitter on Lightnings and as a pilot in Lightning and Jaguar aircraft. He discusses various aspects of operations in each.

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