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Transcript of the diary of Leading Aircraftman John Spalding of 119, 102 & 117 Air Ministry Experimental Stations (AMES), 1944-1945

Archives, In Storage, X006-1396

14 page typescript memoir.

Transcript of the diary of Leading Aircraftman John Spalding of 119, 102 & 117 Air Ministry Experimental Stations (AMES), 1944-1945 | X006-1396

Royal Air Force Balloon Command, November 1938-June 1945

Archives, In Storage, B3054

Ring binder of typescript sheets, photographs and memoirs regarding the history and operations of Balloon Command during the Second World War complied by Flight Lieutenant William Forks.

Typescript sheets bound in blue A4 ring-binder., Typescript sheets bound in blue A4 ring-binder.

Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Arthur Taylor, 9 May 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6744

Arthur Taylor served as an RAF ground wireless operator and fitter during and after the Second World War. He fought in France in 1940 and was safely evacuated from Dunkirk.

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Recorded interview with Gordon Samuel Stringer, 24 May 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6747

Gordon Stringer served as an instrument mechanic from 1958 to 1961, working on Handley Page Victor bomber aircraft of 15 Squadron at RAF Cottesmore and Vampire T.11s at RAF Swinderby.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Geoffrey Roy Worner, 27 May 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/011

Geoff Worner completed his RAF national service as a personnel clerk. He describes training, life in Egypt, including the dangers faced by British personnel, and his role as a corporal.

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Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Terence Beaney, 8 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/013

Terry Beaney completed RAF national service as an administration clerk. He describes his experience of working in 1 Squadron’s orderly room, including deployment to Cyprus for the 1956 Suez Crisis.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Ronald Charles Batchelor, 17 February 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/002

Recorded interview with Ron Batchelor, who completed RAF national service as a radio telephone direction finding operator. He describes his UK service at RAF Tangmere and in Germany at Schleswig-Holstein.

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