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Flight Lieutenant Ercoland DSO - rescue of a Wellington crew

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1857

Flight Lieutenant Ercoland, a Wellington pilot, gives his account of a raid on Berlin, and his subsequent ditching in the English Channel.

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Flight Lieutenant Learoyd VC

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6309

Flight Lieutenant Roderick Learoyd describes a low-level night bombing raid on an aqueduct carrying the Dortmund-Ems Canal on 12 August 1940. For this action Learoyd was awarded the Victoria Cross.

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Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris - High Wycombe

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1894

Recording in which Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris explains the importance of disrupting the German transport system through bombing and sabotage.

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Cologne Raid - Flying Officer Friend

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1879

Flying Officer Friend, a Lancaster bomb-aimer, gives an account of a raid on Cologne, describing the flight across Holland and the sight of the burning city from the air.

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Two Czech pilots on Berlin raid

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6391

Two Czech pilots each describe an attack on Berlin through heavy anti-aircraft fire. They describe the sight of the city on fire and express satisfaction with the damage done.

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Wing Commander Freeman - Attack on Turin

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6398

Wing Commander Freeman describes the flight across France, the crossing of the Alps and the attack on a target in Turin. The use of astro-navigation during the flight is mentioned.

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Pilot Officer Rivazi - Flight to Magdeburg

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6380

Pilot Officer Rivazi, a tail gunner, describes a night raid on Magdeburg during which little anti-aircraft fire and no fighters were encountered and Munster was seen burning from some distance.

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Bomb aiming by Flight Lieutenant Mackintosh

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1969

Incomplete recording in which Flight Lieutenant Mackintosh describes an approach to a target under anti-aircraft fire, with the bomb-aimer giving instructions to the pilot to the point of bomb release.

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Flying Officer Havelock - 4 December 1941

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1843

Recording in which Flying Officer Havelock, a Brazilian pilot serving in the RAF, gives an overview of his service career.

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Sergeant More - Attack on Manheim

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1845

Recording in which Sergeant More, a bomb-aimer, describes an attack on Manheim, during which the bomber’s port engine was hit by flak and caught fire.

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