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Recorded interview with Corporal Ray Dillon, 15 July 2022
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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.
Ray Dillon served as an air defence radar operator at various UK locations, including RAF Boulmer, Saxa Vord and Neatishead. He describes his role in tracking, categorising and reacting to aircraft approaching the UK. He remembers working at the regional air operations centre at RAF High Wycombe, deployments to Belize and the Falkland Islands, the development of new equipment, the introduction of computer systems and the increasing use of computers.
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| Object number | X008-7348 |
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| Maker name | RAF Museum, Cpl Raymond Dillon, Mr Ewan Burnet, Mr Ewan Burnet |
| Production date | 15 Jul 2022 |
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