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Recording of a lecture on black Second World War pilots given at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, part two, 1 October 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/53

Lecture given by General Benjamin Davis, Alfred ‘Chief’ Anderson and Lee A Archer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, on the achievements of black American pilots.

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RAF experiences - Ploesti raid: Squadron Leader Barwell

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1980

Recording in which Squadron Leader Barwell gives a first-hand account of a raid on the Ploesti oil production facilities.

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Wing Commander Baird Smith - Vegesack raid

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1979

Recording in which Wing Commander Baird Smith gives his impressions of United States Army Air Force bombing operations after flying on a raid as a passenger.

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The story of Pat Thornton Brown as told to Sir Ken Adam by his widow, Betty Mulcahy.

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6723

Betty Mulcahy remembers how her husband, Typhoon pilot Squadron Leader Patrick Thornton-Brown, was shot down and killed. She remembers being told of his death and her life after his loss.

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Norden Bombsight Type M9

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/I/819

The US Army Air Force strategy for bombing Germany centred around the use of this highly accurate Norden Bombsight to conduct precision attacks on vital industries during daylight. Unfortunately, the cloudy European weather frequently obscured targets and reduced accuracy.

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USAAF Shoulder Badge, 8th Air Force

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1986/0457/U

While Bomber Command operated mainly at night, the US 8th Air Force conducted daylight raids against Germany and occupied Europe. By 1945, the 8th equalled Bomber Command in the tonnage of bombs dropped.

USAAF Shoulder Badge, 8th Air Force | 1986/0457/U, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Fun Helped Them Fight (from 'Bunk' portfolio) by Eduardo Paolozzi, lithograph

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05373

While in the late-1940s austerity measures persisted in Britain, American commodities and advertising, by contrast, reflected the USA’s economic and cultural dominance. They also reflected America’s popular imagination inspired by the emerging jet and space age.

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T1 Bombsight, Computer

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1988/1028/I

The T1 is a gyro-stabilized bombsight which compensates for the movement of an aircraft by displaying the impact point of a bomb even when the aircraft is not in straight and level flight.

Black rectangular box, surrounded by green tubular metal, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

USAAF Type M-3 Flak Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1986/0307/U

Head injuries to aircrew were usually serious and frequently fatal. Adopted in 1943, the M-3 featured cut outs over the ears and hinged flaps to accommodate the headphones built into flying helmets.

Green flak helmet with chin strap, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Recorded interview with Sergeant Frederick Victor Bashford, 21 February 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4772

Vic Bashford served as an RAF electrician during the Second World War, including participation in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain and 151 Wing’s deployment to Russia in 1941.

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