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Avro Rota Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1934-1978, London, Hangar Three, 79/A/1785

The Avro Rota played an important role in the Dowding System during the Battle of Britain, being used to calibrate radar stations.

Silver aircraft with propeller and three rotors, © RAF Museum

Hawker-Siddeley Vulcan B.2 XL318

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1961-1981, London, Hangar Five, 82/A/393

The Vulcan was the second of the Royal Air Force’s ‘V bombers’ and like the Valiant and Victor provided part of Great Britain’s nuclear deterrent force for 15 years until the Royal Navy’s Polaris submarines took over the the deterrence role in 1969.

Port side view of Avro Vulcan on a white background., © RAF Museum

Recording of an interview with William Patrick Elms, part one, 26 June 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/11

Interview with William Patrick Elms, who served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force between 1908 and 1929.

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Avro Tudor II (G-AGSU) on ground, Woodford 27 March 1946

Photographs, In Storage, P100041

The prototype Avro Tudor first flew on 14 June 1945 and was designed for routes across Atlantic. The Tudor II prototype first flew in March 1946 but crashed in August 1947.

Avro Tudor II (G-AGSU) on ground, Woodford 27 March 1946 | P100041, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Recording of an interview with Air Commodore John Oliver, 29 April 1982

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/31

Interview with Air Commodore John Oliver, who served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and RAF during the First World War.

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BBC Recording of an Avro Tudor flight, taken from the 12th Edition of the BBC’s Roundabout programme

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC76/6

BBC programme in which Roy Chadwick describes the Avro Tudor I and a BBC presenter gives a running commentary while onboard during a Tudor test flight.

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