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HMAFV Bridlington.

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1958, In Storage, 1992/0195/C

In 1946, HMS Bridlington was transferred to the Royal Air Force and was renamed His Majesty’s Air Force Vessel (HMAFV) Bridlington. HMAFV Bridlington was crewed by RAF personnel

Rectangular brass ship's nameplate with raised lettering and plate surround and 8 fixing bolt holes, RAF Museum

de Havilland Tiger Moth Mk II

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1972, Cosford, Hangar Three, 72/A/455

This Tiger Moth was built in Cowley, Oxford, in 1941 and served briefly with No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School at Hatfield, Hertfordshire and later No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School at RAF Desford in Leicestershire between 1942 and 1946.

Port side view of De Havilland Tiger Moth on a white background, (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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

Flying Officer Coker - rescue from a Portuguese ship

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1855

Flying Officer Coker explains how he was forced to ditch his Hudson in the sea near a Portuguese merchant ship. The crew were then transferred to a Royal Navy destroyer.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Thomas Eeles, 29 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3305

Recorded interview with Tom Eeles, who served as a pilot in Canberras in Germany, in Buccaneers of the RAF and Royal Navy and as an instructor at Brawdy and Honington.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant James Grant Meiklejohn, 28 April 1996

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3344

James Meiklejohn trained as a pilot in Spitfires, Mustangs and gliders during the Second World War. He explains how, due to the end of the war, he didn’t fly operationally.

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Recorded interview with Chief Technician Peter Rees Morgan, 4 May 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3359

Recorded interview with Peter Morgan, who was an armourer from 1983 to the 2000s. He participated in the 1991 Gulf War and in Operations Warden, Deny Flight and Allied Force.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Christopher Finn, 20 July 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3379

Recorded interview with Chris Finn, who served as a navigator in Buccaneer aircraft with the Royal Navy and RAF, as a navigation instructor and as RAF Director of Defence Studies.

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The Abuklarion

Archives, In Storage, X005-4829/002

On 13 February 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Egypt following the Yalta Conference. These pages from station newsletter, ‘The Abuklarion’, document his arrival and reception at RAF Aboukir.

Pamphlet with black ink drawing of skyline with palm tree, minaret and an aircraft flying above., Crown

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Jack Robert Watchous, 11 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3301

Jack Watchous served as a wireless operator-air gunner in Avro Anson aircraft during the early part of the Second World War, including patrols over the evacuation beaches during Operation Dynamo.

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