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Recording of an interview with Air Commodore John Oliver, 29 April 1982

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/31

Interview with Air Commodore John Oliver, who served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and RAF during the First World War.

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Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb aircraft of No. 151 Wing at Vaenga during Operation Benedict, 1941

Photographs, In Storage, P031211

In 1941, an unusual RAF mission was launched. Operation Benedict saw No. 151 Wing, Royal Air Force, with two squadrons of Hawker Hurricane fighters, deploy to Vaenga in the Northern Soviet Union, inside the Arctic Circle.

One aircraft flies over another that is on the ground under camouflage netting, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset

Recording of an interview with Joseph Helingoe, 25 March 1976

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/20

Interview with Joseph Helingoe, who joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and served as an aircraft mechanic and pilot with 11 and 83 Squadrons, flying FB5 and FE2b aircraft.

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Recording of an interview with Christopher Benjamin Henry Lefroy, 27 July 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/26

Interview with Christopher Lefroy, who served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the First World War before being taken prisoner.

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Recording of an interview with Wing Commander M.M. Kaye, 30 May 1977

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/23

Interview with Wing Commander M.M. Kaye, who trained as a pilot at Hendon and flew F.E.2bs with 18 Squadron Royal Flying Corps before being shot down and taken prisoner.

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Recording of interviews with Mr Leslie Kemp and Mr R.B. Brigham, 13 November 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/24

Interviews with Leslie Kemp, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service and Fleet Air Arm, and R.B. Brigham, who was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps.

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Recordings relating to the 1944 Warsaw Rising and the restoration of Spitfire MA793

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/68

Three South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) recordings: on the Warsaw Rising; a talk on the Warsaw Rising given by a veteran; a report on the rebuilding of a Spitfire.

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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.

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Denholm - Air Battle with Italians

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6331

Account of an engagement between Spitfires of 603 Squadron and CR.42s of 18 Gruppo off the south-east coast of England on 23 November 1940.

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Recorded interview with Air Commodore David Best, 27 January 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5693

Dave Best was an RAF pilot in Phantom aircraft and a test pilot working on various projects, including Tornado and F35. He also worked in various planning and command roles.

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