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Brief history of 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, 1941-1945

Archives, In Storage, A192

1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight was a Royal Air Force flight established during the Second World War that tested German and Italian aircraft in order to evaluate and analyse their features.

Brief history of 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, 1941-1945, Crown © / RAFM

Log Book of Group Captain Douglas Bader

Archives, In Storage, B354

This logbook belonged to Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader. His life was encapsulated in the film 'Reach for the Sky' (1956).

An open page of a book, with printed lines and handwritten entries, © Crown Copyright

Recording of an interview with Wilfred Russell, 25 May 1979

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/40

Interview with Wilfred Russell, who flew patrols over the Indian Ocean in Westland Wapitis during the Second World War. After returning to the UK he worked on German disarmament.

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Recording of an interview with Group Captain Leonard Snaith, 14 October 1975

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/42

Interview with Group Captain Leonard Somerville Snaith, who served in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force as a draughtsman, aero-engine fitter and pilot from 1917.

Image pending