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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arnold Pownall Lewis Greethurst, 23 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3304

Arnold ‘Al’ Greethurst served as a navigator in Lancaster, Lincoln, Mosquito, Brigand, Canberra and Vulcan aircraft during the earlier part of the Cold War, including the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Henry Irons, 18 August 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3310

Recorded interview with Harry Irons, who was a gunner in Lancaster and Halifax aircraft. He recalls bombing operations against targets in Germany and occupied Europe, anti-aircraft fire and fighter attacks.

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Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Ronald James Drake, 10 November 2016

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3347

Recorded interview with Ronald Drake, who served in the RAF as a clerk in the UK and with a squadron in the Middle East immediately after the Second World War.

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Recording of an interview with Squadron Leader Allen, circa 1965

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/1

Hubert Allen flew at Hendon before the First World War. During the war he served in the Royal Naval Air Service, and in the RAF during the Second World War.

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Recording of an interview with Mr V E Williams, part two, 8 September 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/49

Interview with Mr V E Williams, who served in armoured cars in Aden, Iraq, Palestine and the Western Desert in the 1930s and early 1940s.

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Aircraft Recognition Chart: Wellington III (2-Hercules)

Library, X004-7602

Ministry of Aircraft Production aircraft recognition chart of a Vickers Wellington Mark III. Issue 2, December 1942.

Recognition chart showing images from different perspectives of a Vickers Wellington Mark III, Crown ©

Recorded interview with Leading Aircraftsman Robert John Holton, 26 March 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/009

Interview with Robert Holton, who completed RAF national service as an air traffic control assistant. He explains this role, describes various aspects and remembers disciplinary issues encountered during his service.

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Aircraft Crash Axe

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/T/346

Multi-crew and multi-engine aircraft were equipped with an axe to assist the crew in escaping from it in a crash. These sturdy steel axes had insulated rubber handles designed to allow the axe to be used to cut through live electrical cables.

Chrome-headed axe with black rubber handle, RAF Museum