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Royal Navy, Mk. 3, lifejacket

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1982, In Storage, X008-9595

Lifejacket was issued to Chief Technician Peter Jack, a member of the ground crew of No. 18 Squadron, who sailed to the Falklands during the conflict aboard the SS Atlantic Conveyor.

Small blue bag with blue carry strap, RAF Museum

Captured Argentine Gelaendewagen 230G

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1982-2001, In Storage, X002-9778

Captured during the Falklands War and brought back to the UK by No. 18 Squadron when operations in the Falklands ceased.

Four wheel drive car with soft top. Finished in black and red paint scheme., Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Sergeant Darrel Gregory, 23 June 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7345

Darrel Gregory served in the RAF supply branch, and deployed for the 1982 Falklands War. He remembers working to support the only British Chinook helicopter to operate during the war.

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Recorded interview with Marshal of the RAF Sir Peter Harding, 26 October 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4806

Peter Harding flew Canberra bomber aircraft and Wessex helicopters with the RAF and Royal Australian Air Force and was Chief of the Air Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Tony Barker, 5 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/008

Interview with Tony Barker, who served as ground crew on Phantom aircraft and Wessex, Puma and Chinook helicopters in the UK, including Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Caribbean.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Steve Carr, 20 January 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5692

Steve Carr served as an RAF pilot in Wessex and Chinook helicopters from 1985 to 2004. During the 2003 Iraq War he landed Royal Marines on the Al Faw peninsula.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Adam Robinson, 1 November 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3397

Recorded interview with Adam Robinson, who served as a navigator in Tornado GR1 aircraft, including operations during the 1991 Gulf War, and in Chinook helicopters during the 1990s and 2000s.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Matt Roberts, 4 August 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/010

Interview with Matt Roberts, who served as a Chinook pilot and commanded 18 Squadron. He describes his experience of operations in Afghanistan and in support of French forces in Mali.

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Boeing Chinook HC Mk 1 ZA718/BN 'Bravo November', Falklands Campaign, 1982

Photographs, In Storage, P032358

ZA718, better known as Bravo November, is the RAF's most famous helicopter. One of the first Chinooks ordered by the RAF in 1978, she is a legendary survivor and veteran of every major conflict of the last 40 years. Three of her pilots have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions while at the controls of this aircraft.

Side view of Bravo November carrying supplies at sea, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Craig Wilson, 30 October 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7429

Craig Wilson served as an RAF Chinook helicopter pilot, including deployments to the Falkland Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan. He describes his experience of operations in these locations, including casualty evacuation.

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