Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Alistair McLean, 19 February 2016

Recorded interview with Al McLean, who served as an RAF pilot in Nimrod aircraft. He discusses various aspects of the Nimrod’s maritime role, including anti-submarine warfare and search and rescue.

Al McLean was an RAF pilot in Nimrod aircraft with 206 Squadron. He describes facilities in the Nimrod and aspects of the aircraft’s role, including anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue and support to North Sea oil rigs. He comments on the role of an aircraft captain, the wider Cold War context and his later role as a university air squadron instructor. He later became a curator at the RAF Museum.