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Sopwith 7F1 Snipe

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1926, London, Hangar Three/Four, X006-0349

This aircraft is a composite, incorporating parts from many different sources, painted in the markings of MRAF Sir Dermot Boyle who flew the type with No. 1 Squadron in Iraq.

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Christmas Gift Box Items from the Defence Catering Group

Aircraft & Exhibits, 2004, In Storage, X005-5950

In 1914 Princess Mary supported the creation of a fund to pay for a Christmas gift box to be sent to every serving member of the UK armed forces. Made of brass, its contents included smoking materials, chocolate and a photograph of the Princess.

Red plastic rubber ball, elasticated Rudolph nose and a Christmas card, RAF Museum

Recorded account of the first flight from the United Kingdom to India, made by Group Captain Robert Halley, 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/63

Recorded account of the first flight from the United Kingdom to India. Group Captain Robert ‘Jock’ Halley gives the background to the flight before describing the journey and problems encountered.

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Destroyed Iraqi Army T-55 or T-69 tank

Photographs, In Storage, X003-7116/0238

Destroyed Iraqi Army T-55 (Soviet) or T-69 (Chinese) tank partially dug-in

Destroyed Iraqi Army T-55 or T-69 tank rear/right 3/4 view partially dug-in, Crown / RAF Museum

Sopwith Snipe (E6655 B) of No. 1 Squadron, starboard front view in flight, inverted, Iraq, about 1926

Photographs, In Storage, P008406

Sopwith Snipe (E6655 B) of No. 1 Squadron being flown inverted by Dermot Alexander Boyle (later Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Boyle), Iraq, about 1926.

Sopwith Snipe (E6655 B) of No. 1 Squadron, starboard front view in flight, inverted, Iraq, about 1926 | P008406, RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Wing Commander Becky Woolley, 29 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5677

Interview with Becky Woolley, who served as an RAF doctor in various locations, including the Middle East, the Caribbean, Indonesia and Mali. She comments on her experience of Chinook helicopters.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Gary Fairhurst, 10 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5671

Interview with Gary Fairhurst, who flew Jaguar and Tornado aircraft in the UK and Germany during the Cold War. His experience includes operations over Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Recorded interview with Air Commodore David McLoughlin, 14 January 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5691

Interview with David McLoughlin, who served as an RAF doctor and in senior roles with RAF Medical Services. He remembers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and during the Covid pandemic.

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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 Sergeant Kez Kerrigan, 6 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/009

Interview with Kez Kerrigan, who served with the UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron and the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron. He describes his experience of recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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