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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Heather Anderson, 28 October 2025
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Heather Anderson served as an RAF nurse with the Incident Response Team (IRT) and Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) in Iraq and Afghanistan. She discusses various aspects of her experience.
Heather Anderson served as an RAF nurse, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Incident Response Team (IRT) and Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT). She describes casualty evacuation flights in Sea King and Chinook helicopters, including the high level of training required, the severity of injuries encountered and the range of techniques used to treat them. She discusses the mental impact of this work on the medical teams involved.
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| Object number | X008-9917 |
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| Maker name | RAF Museum, Sqdn Ldr Heather Ann Anderson, Jess Boydon-Juckes, Jess Boydon-Juckes |
| Production date | 28 Oct 2025 |
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