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Recorded interview with Sergeant Ben Payton-Hoskins, 20 May 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9941/001

Ben Payton-Hoskins served with the RAF Police at RAF Brize Norton. He remembers his work during the Covid pandemic and describes the arrival of evacuees from Afghanistan during Operation Pitting.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Lynn Hilditch, 23 February 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9934

Lynn Hilditch joined the Women’s Royal Air Force (WRAF) as an air traffic controller and served at various locations in the UK and Cyprus, with a break due to marriage.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Ian Shiells, 27 February 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9937

Ian Shiells trained as a workshop technician before commissioning as an officer. As a navigator he flew in Phantom aircraft, Puma helicopters, Hercules transport aircraft and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Laura Robbins, 29 August 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9924

Laura Robbins describes her experience as a service wife, the loss of her husband and her work with the RAF Widows Association. She explains how the Association supports new widows.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Matt Haslam, 20 June 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9922

Matt Haslam describes his experience as an RAF nurse with the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) in Afghanistan. He explains the MERT’s role in casualty evacuation flights, using Chinook helicopters.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Kevin Bazeley, 6 September 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9909

Kevin Bazeley served as a navigator in VC10 transport aircraft and in Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, before being discharged from the RAF when his superiors discovered that he was gay.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Shiv Chand, 20 May 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9907

Shiv Chand served in the RAF supply branch, providing logistics support for Chinook helicopter operations. He describes his experiences of working with fuel and fuel facilities, and deployment to Bosnia.

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Recorded interview with Flight Sergeant Stacey Denyer, 5 January 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9904

Stacey Denyer describes RAF Police service in the UK and overseas. She remembers her medical discharge from the RAF, participation in the Invictus Games and work on diversity and inclusion.

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Recorded interview with Air Vice Marshal Malcolm Brecht, 20 November 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7430

Malcolm Brecht flew HS125, HS146 and Tristar aircraft on transport operations. He went on to be the first commanding officer of 99 Squadron as it reformed with C-17 transport aircraft.

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Hawker Siddeley Andover E3A

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1967-1994, Cosford, External Display, 1994/1475/A

The Andover was developed from the Avro 748 airliner to meet the requirement for Short Take-off & Landing (STOL) transport aircraft to operate in the trooping, paratrooping, airdropping, freighting and casevac roles. The modified aircraft incorporates a hydraulic kneeling arrangement in the main undercarriage to allow the rear loading door to adjust to any truckbed height.

Side on view of twin turboprop medium transport aircraft in white and red colour scheme with RAF roundels, Royal Air Force Museum