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Recording of an account of Bomber Command and Pathfinder Force operations, circa 1970

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/72

Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie gives an account of Bomber Command operations through the Second World War, with particular reference to the significance of Pathfinder Force operations to the bomber offensive.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Andy Carrodus, 29 April 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5667

Interview with Andy Carrodus, who served as an RAF Puma helicopter pilot and flying instructor during the 1990s and 2000s. He remembers operations in Northern Ireland, Belize and the Balkans.

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Recording of an interview with Wing Commander James Storrar, 12 May 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/45

Interview with Wing Commander James 'Jas' Storrer, who flew during the Battle of France and Battle of Britain. He served in various other roles including commander of 239 Wing in Italy.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Belinda Mollan, 7 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5670

Belinda Mollan served as an RAF nurse specialising in aeromedical evacuation. She describes her work in relation to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and with regard to highly infectious illnesses.

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Recorded interview with Helen Wheatley, 10 December 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9919

Helen Wheatley worked as a civilian engineer and project manager on a number of projects in support of the procurement and development of aircraft and other equipment for the RAF.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Lewis Cunningham, 23 April 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9921

Lewis Cunningham served as a pilot in Harrier and Typhoon aircraft, including operations in Afghanistan. He later had responsibility for the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Mal McLean, 24 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/004

Interview with Mal McLean, who served with the UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron and the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron. His deployments include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mali and Whaley Bridge Dam.

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The unquiet world - A ministerial broadcast by the Rt Hon Duncan Sandys MP, Minister of Defence

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC94/431

Film in which Duncan Sandys, defence minister, explains the aim of British defence policy in light of the communist threat, and outlines the UK’s world-wide defensive alliances and military deployments.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Alan Swan, 17 May 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4846

Interview with Alan Swan, who served as an RAF armourer and bomb disposal specialist, including service during the 1982 Falklands War. He describes his bomb disposal work during the conflict.

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Interview with pilot on Army Co-operation work in France (Wing Commander Charles)

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-1794

Recording in which Wing Commander Charles outlines the range of tasks undertaken by the RAF’s Army Co-operation squadrons.

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