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Recording of a lecture on black Second World War pilots given at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, part two, 1 October 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/53

Lecture given by General Benjamin Davis, Alfred ‘Chief’ Anderson and Lee A Archer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, on the achievements of black American pilots.

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BBC newsreel recording relating to a visit by 54 Squadron Vampires to the United States, 2 August 1948

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6745

A news presenter describes the arrival of 54 Squadron’s Vampire aircraft at Mitchell Field, Long Island after flying across the Atlantic from RAF Odiham. Two RAF personnel are briefly interviewed.

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Recorded interview with Air Vice Marshal Malcolm Brecht, 20 November 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7430

Malcolm Brecht flew HS125, HS146 and Tristar aircraft on transport operations. He went on to be the first commanding officer of 99 Squadron as it reformed with C-17 transport aircraft.

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Operation Deep Freeze

Film & Sound, In Storage, X002-8183

Film documenting a flight made by RAF Hercules transport aircraft from Christchurch, New Zealand, to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Various views show Antarctic landscape and Hercules on the ground.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander John Walmsley, 9 June 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6784/001

John Walmsley served as a pilot in Lightning and Phantom aircraft, including an exchange tour in Phantoms with the US Air Force and command of the RAF’s Phantom conversion unit.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Andy Johnson, 27 March 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7419

Recorded interview with Andy Johnson, who was a fighter controller on the ground and onboard E3 Sentry aircraft of 8 Squadron. He remembers operations over the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain David Jones, 26 April 2023

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7380

David Jones was an RAF pilot in Lightning and Jaguar aircraft in the UK and Germany. He flew Phantom and F16 aircraft during a United States Air Force exchange tour.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Tony Evans, 21 May 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9942

Tony Evans flew as an RAF pilot in Handley Page Hastings and Lockheed Hercules transport aircraft. He also completed a US Air Force exchange tour in Lockheed C-141 transport aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Peter Augustus Clee, 9 December 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/011

Recorded interview with Peter Clee, who served as a pilot in Hunter and Lightning aircraft. He was also an instructor on Vampires at Linton-on-Ouse and flew Dominies at RAF Finningley.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Richard Northcote, 23 January 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6784/002

Recorded interview with Richard Northcote, who served as a pilot in Hawker Hunter and Phantom aircraft, including an exchange tour with the US Air Force and command of 74 Squadron.

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