Recorded interview with Jennifer Herz and Virginie Mitcham, 1 June 2026

Jenny Herz and Virginie Mitcham discuss their family connections to the RAF, and Jenny remembers her time training with East Midlands University Air Squadron while a student at Leicester University.

Jenny Herz and Virginie Mitcham explain their family connections to the RAF, including Air Chief Marshal Sir George Mills and Air Marshal Sir Nigel Mills. Jenny explains how her father also served as an RAF pilot and how she herself trained with East Midlands University Air Squadron while a student at Leicester University. She remembers a visit to Berlin in 1989 and explains her decision not to join the RAF.