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Flying Officer J.A. Bell - the story of a wireless operator

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1880

Recording in which Flying Officer Bell tells the story of a shipping strike off the coast of Norway, during which his Hudson was damaged and wireless operator injured.

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Interview with three RAF Sergeants after bombing attack on enemy supply ships

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1997

Recording in which the crew of a Coastal Command aeroplane describe an attack on German ships at sea.

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Recorded interview with Flying Officer Peter Willis, 14 January 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6738

Recorded interview with Peter Willis, who flew Hudson and Warwick aircraft while serving with 269 Squadron in the UK and Azores during the later part of the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Ken Painter, 10 September 2012

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6727

Ken Painter flew Beaufighters with 47 Squadron in the Mediterranean before being shot down and taken prisoner. He comments on various aspects of Beaufighter operations and life as a prisoner.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Neil Gibson Harris, 4 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6797

Recorded interview with Neil Harris, who served as a navigator in Halifax aircraft during the Second World War and subsequently in Avro Lincolns before he retrained as a fighter controller.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Alan Sully, 17 July 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3375

Recorded interview with Alan Sully, who served as a navigator in Vulcan maritime patrol aircraft and in Phantom and Tornado F.3 air defence aircraft, including participation in Operation Deny Flight.

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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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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader John Cairns and Group Captain John Platt, 23 January 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4820

John Cairns and John Platt served as an Air Electronics Operator and navigator respectively in Shackleton and Nimrod aircraft. They describe their shared experience of operations in maritime patrol aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Air Vice Marshal Andrew Roberts, 26 February 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4827

Interview with Andrew Roberts, who served as a pilot in Shackleton and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft in the UK and Malta. He commanded 236 Operational Conversion Unit and RAF Kinloss.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Tim Daunton and Squadron Leader Natalie Feeney, 2 December 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5628/001

Interview with Tim Daunton and Natalie Feeney, pilot and navigator respectively on XIII Squadron, operating Reaper aircraft at the time of the interview. They discuss various aspects of Reaper operations.

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