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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Sherry McBain, 4 February 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5697

Sherry McBain was an RAF nurse with the Critical Care Air Support Team (CCAST), evacuating casualties from Afghanistan. She participated in operations following Hurricane Irma and during the Covid pandemic.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Matthew Olssen, 12 December 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7428

Matthew Olsson served as a reservist paramedic with 612 Squadron and deployed to Afghanistan with the Medical Emergency Response Team, working on the air evacuation of seriously injured battlefield casualties.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Sam Bennett, 13 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/016

Interview with Sam Bennett, who served as a pilot in Chinook helicopters. He describes Chinook operations in Mali in detail and emphasises the importance of the Chinook for recent operations.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Tim Andrews, 14 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/021

Interview with Tim Andrews, who served as an RAF Chinook helicopter pilot during operations in Afghanistan and Mali. He explains the importance of the Chinook to operations in those countries.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Jonathan Murnane, 18 April 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9905

Interview in which Jonathan Murnane discusses his experience as a navigator in Chinook helicopters, including Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan and casualty evacuation flights with the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT).

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Chris Bradshaw, 13 August 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9930

Chris Bradshaw describes his experience of RAF Sea King search and rescue helicopter operations in the UK and of the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT), using Chinook helicopters in Afghanistan.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Andrew Tonks, 25 June 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9923

Andrew Tonks describes his experience as an RAF Chinook helicopter pilot, including operations in Afghanistan. He remembers transport operations and casualty evacuation flights with the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT).

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Heather Anderson, 28 October 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9917

Heather Anderson served as an RAF nurse with the Incident Response Team (IRT) and Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) in Iraq and Afghanistan. She discusses various aspects of her experience.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Eleanor Lodge, 23 October 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9932

Eleanor Lodge served as an RAF Chinook pilot and describes her experience of deployments to Afghanistan, including an account of casualty evacuation flights with the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT).

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Recorded interview with Chief Technician Thomas Joseph Kinsella, 17 February 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3352

Tom Kinsella was an airframe fitter, working on Jet Provost, Beverley, Andover, Vulcan, Wessex and Chinook aircraft. He led Chinook Bravo November’s servicing and maintenance team during the Falklands War.

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