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Recording of an interview with Wing Commander A.G. Evenden, 10 August 1976

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/13

Interview with Wing Commander A.G. Evenden, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service as an air mechanic. After the war he served with 100, 56 and 12 Squadrons.

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Amateur film taken in Aden by Group Captain Philip H. Wood, reel two, 1936-1938

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6708/002

Amateur film shows RAF, Royal Navy, British Army and locally-recruited personnel parading for King George VI’s birthday. Vickers Vincent aircraft pass overhead and the Bakri Idd religious festival takes place.

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Amateur film taken in Aden by Group Captain Philip H. Wood, reel six, 1936-1938

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6708/006

Amateur film shows bombs being loaded for shipment, men playing football and working, armoured cars in the desert and gunners of the Royal Artillery firing at air and sea targets.

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Amateur film taken in Aden by Group Captain Philip H. Wood, reel eight, 1936-1938

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6708/008

Amateur film in which people are seen sailing small boats off the coast of Aden. A Royal Navy officer is greeted by a guard of honour as he comes ashore.

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Recorded recollections of Flight Lieutenant Arthur Edgar Taylor, 1980s

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6746

Recorded recollections of Arthur Taylor, who served as a boy entrant, aeroengine fitter, Fitter I and engineering officer from 1923 to 1946, including service in the Middle East and India.

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Recording of a conversation with Squadron Leader J Miles, 1981

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/29

Recorded conversation with Squadron Leader J Miles - an RAF engineering officer - and several unidentified people at the RAF Museum Hendon.

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Recording of an interview with Mr V E Williams, part two, 8 September 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/49

Interview with Mr V E Williams, who served in armoured cars in Aden, Iraq, Palestine and the Western Desert in the 1930s and early 1940s.

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Amateur film taken in Aden by Group Captain Philip H. Wood, reel one, 1936-1938

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6708/001

Amateur film in which Vickers Vincent aircraft of 8 Squadron are seen on the ground and in the air during a flight to the Audhali Plateau, located in present-day Yemen.

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Amateur film taken in Aden by Group Captain Philip H. Wood, reel three, 1936-1938

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6708/003

Amateur film taken in Aden illustrates a journey on the ground to Dhala and Amiri. The footage includes stops for water and people walking, riding and driving on rough tracks.

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Amateur film taken in Aden by Group Captain Philip H. Wood, reel ten, 1936-1938

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6708/010

Amateur film shows the coast of Aden, including Khormaksar beach, people paddling small boats offshore, waves breaking, several crabs, a camel, seabirds and people walking on rocks and the beach.

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