Recorded interview with Raymond Hankin, 18 June 2013

Recorded interview with Ray Hankin, who served as an air traffic control operations clerk at RAF Debden during his national service. He describes the role and operations from RAF Debden.

Ray Hankin describes early life, including experience of the Second World War and Royal Observer Corps service. He explains how he came to join the RAF for national service, recruit training and training as an air traffic control operations clerk. He describes his role and remembers his posting to RAF Debden. He describes operations from the station, gives his views on national service and remembers early release from the RAF.