Recorded interview with Kenyon Thomas, 12 December 2012

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Recorded interview with Ken Thomas, who served as an aircraft fitter on various aircraft in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, North Africa and Italy during the Second World War.

Ken Thomas remembers training as an airframe fitter and work on Wellington, Lysander and Blenheim aircraft. He describes his sea journey to Port Said and No.1 Aircraft Repair Depot at Burg-el-Arab. He describes life and work in North Africa in 1942, working on Mitchell, Boston, Baltimore, Spitfire, Kittyhawk and Dakota aircraft. He discusses aspects of desert operations, the move to Italy, logistics and the comparison between North Africa and Italy.

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Object number	X005-6736
Maker name	RAF Museum, Mr Kenyon Thomas, Mr Daniel James Albon
Production date	12 Dec 2012
Associated with	Mr Kenyon Thomas 6 School of Technical Training (RAF) 21 Operational Training Unit (RAF) 1 Air Gunnery Training School (RAF) 1 (Southern) Aircraft Repair Depot (RAF)
Associated places	RAF Blackpool Cannock Chase RAF Pembrey RAF Moreton-In-Marsh Freetown Durban Burg El Arab El Adem RAF El Adem RAF Castel Benito Taranto Mount Vesuvius
Key events	El Alamein, Battle of, 1942 Gibbon-Slapstick, 1943 Overlord, 1944 June

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Recorded interview with Kenyon Thomas, 12 December 2012

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