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Recording of an interview with George Mason, 2 July 1979

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/28

Interview with George Mason, who served in Royal Naval Air Service airships, including Beta, 4L and R23, during the First World War.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Michael Snelling, 19 September 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4800

Interview with Mike Snelling, who served as an RAF pilot in Hunter aircraft and as a civilian test pilot working on the development of the Sea Harrier and Hawk aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Murdo MacLeod, 25 March 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7334

Murdo MacLeod served as an RAF pilot in Lightning, Phantom and Harrier aircraft, including ground attack operations from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant John Holton, 5 November 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5624

Interview with John Holton, who served as an RAF navigator in Meteor night fighter aircraft, as an instructor on Brigand and Balliol aircraft and as an operations officer at Khormaksar.

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Recorded interview with Flying Officer Jack Thompson, 20 April 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7338

Interview with Jacob 'Jack' Thompson, who completed national service as a pilot between 1948 and 1951. He remembers the experience of flying Spitfire aircraft with 603 Squadron at RAF Turnhouse.

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Recorded interview with Air Commodore Nigel Wood, 5 May 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5668

Interview with Nigel Wood, who served as a Lightning pilot, as a test pilot and trained for a flight in the Space Shuttle before its cancellation following the Challenger disaster.

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Recorded interview with Lieutenant Commander David Morgan, 25 October 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4805

Interview with David Morgan, who served as an RAF helicopter and Harrier pilot, flew Royal Navy Sea Harriers during the 1982 Falklands War and later transferred to the Royal Navy.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Martin Withers, 22 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5673

Martin Withers served as an RAF Vulcan pilot before and during the 1982 Falklands War. He gives an account of Operation Black Buck 1 and comments on Black Buck 7.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Ray Dillon, 15 July 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7348

Ray Dillon was an air defence radar operator at locations including RAF Boulmer, Saxa Vord, Neatishead, Belize and the Falkland Islands. He explains his role within the air defence system.

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Recorded interview with Marshal of the RAF Sir Peter Harding, 26 October 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4806

Peter Harding flew Canberra bomber aircraft and Wessex helicopters with the RAF and Royal Australian Air Force and was Chief of the Air Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff.

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