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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Brian Spurway, 29 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6800

Brian Spurway trained as an apprentice airframe fitter at RAF Halton and worked on Hunter, Dakota and Hastings aircraft and as an air engineer in Hastings and Hercules transport aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Robert Winston Osborne, 14 January 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/022

Recorded interview with Robert Osborne, who served as a pilot in Hastings and Hercules aircraft during the 1960s and 1970s. His experience includes Hercules operations from Singapore with 48 Squadron.

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Going to Singapore or Malaysia

Library, In Storage, R017314

This pamphlet was created in order to provide introductory information to RAF personnel who had been posted to Malaysia or Singapore. The content of the pamphlet highlights the idiosyncratic nature of both Malaysia and Singapore and the unique features of these postings that personnel had to prepare for.

Front Cover of "Going to Singapore or Malaysia, Crown ©

Recorded interview with Wing Commander William Reo Carr, 20 March 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6796

Bob Carr completed his RAF national service as a storeman, specialising in explosives, before continuing to serve in the RAF supply branch at various locations in the UK and abroad.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Alan Edward Hotchkiss, 9 September 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6787

Recorded interview with Group Captain Alan Hotchkiss, who served as a pilot in Hastings, Valetta and Hercules transport aircraft in the UK and the Far East, including the Malayan Emergency.

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Here's Royal Air Force Changi

Library, In Storage, R017235

This booklet prepares airmen and their families for life at RAF Changi airbase in Singapore. It provides information about numerous aspects of life on the base and in Singapore generally such as the history of Singapore itself, sports that can be participated in, wildlife to watch out for, religious and medical services as well as places to visit and entertainments.

Map of Singapore with RAF bases, Crown ©