Recorded interview with Sergeant Geoff Supple, 24 February 2023
Interview with Geoff Supple, who served as an RAF aircraft instrument mechanic working on Vulcan bomber aircraft with 101 Squadron at RAF Waddington and Chipmunk training aircraft at RAF Bicester.
Geoff Supple trained as an aircraft instrument mechanic at RAF St Athan and RAF Halton. He worked with Vulcan bomber aircraft of 101 Squadron at RAF Waddington. He remembers the move from squadron to centralised servicing, the requirement for aircraft to be on Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) and the wider Cold War situation. He remembers serving in Cyprus and with the University Air Squadron flying Chipmunk aircraft at RAF Bicester
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Object number | X008-7375 |
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Maker name | RAF Museum, Sgt Geoffrey Supple, Mr Ewan Burnet, Mr Ewan Burnet |
Production date | 24 Feb 2023 |
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