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Recording of MRAF Sir Dermot Boyle’s speech to the staff of the RAF Museum on stepping down as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, 24 July 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC76/5

Recording of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Boyle’s speech to the staff of the RAF Museum on his retirement as chair of trustees.

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Recording of an interview with Wing Commander A.J. Edmunds, part one, 22 October 1981

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/9

Interview with Wing Commander A.J. Edmunds, who worked as an air taxi pilot and ground engineer during the 1930s. During the Second World War he was an RAF ground engineer.

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Fly in of Blackburn Beverley XH124 at Hendon, 1968

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC74/52

Amateur colour film in which an RAF Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft (XH124) is seen briefly passing overhead before approaching low over hangars, landing and taxiing at RAF Hendon in 1968.

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Milestones of Flight opening ceremony, 17 December 2003

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-3098

Footage taken at the opening of the RAF Museum’s Milestones of Flight exhibition shows people mingling at a reception, the Queen’s Colour Squadron on parade and the Red Arrows overhead.

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Recording made during a visit by 463 and 467 Squadron Associations to the RAF Museum Hendon, 5 May 1975

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/51

Recording in which members of the 463 and 467 Squadron Associations make speeches and presentations to veterans. The significance of the RAF Museum’s Avro Lancaster, R5868 ‘S-Sugar’ is also mentioned.

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Visits by Duke of Edinburgh to RAF Museum Sites - Hendon

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC75/2/2

Film taken from the roof of the RAF Museum shows a Wessex helicopter approaching and landing nearby. The Duke of Edinburgh disembarks and is then seen departing after his visit.

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HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh visits Royal Air Force Museum, 24 July 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC74/53/2

Film documenting a visit by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to the RAF Museum Hendon on 24 July 1974. The Duke arrives in a Wessex helicopter and tours the museum.

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RAF Museum Short Sunderland flying boat

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC94/68

Film in which RAF personnel, assisted by a crane, complete the assembly of a Short Sunderland flying boat and tow it to a new position at the RAF Museum, Hendon.

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Presentation and Farewell Party: Sir Dermot Boyle

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC77/4

Film taken in the art gallery at the RAF Museum, Hendon, during a retirement party for the Museum’s chair of trustees, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Boyle.

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Recorded interview with Gordon Leith, 13 December 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5698

Gordon Leith worked at the RAF Museum from 1984 until 2021. He describes various aspects of his work, including changes in the museum and his time as the museum’s librarian.

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