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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant John Ford, 10 December 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9933

John Ford trained as a pilot in Canada and flew Vickers Valiant bomber aircraft with 49 Squadron. He later flew English Electric Canberra reconnaissance aircraft with 31 Squadron in Germany.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Erwin Vinall, 30 January 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9920

Erwin Vinall describes his RAF service as an air communications technician, including work on Victor air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft at RAF Marham and Ascension Island during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Naomi Barnett, 16 September 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9915

Naomi Barnett was the first woman to fly solo with a university air squadron. She later served as an RAF air traffic controller and trained as a civilian airline pilot.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Carol Honeybun-Kelly, 8 January 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9900

Carol Honeybun-Kelly was an RAF air traffic control officer, working with Tornado aircraft at the Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment at RAF Cottesmore and later at RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Marham.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Paul Cornhill, 6 August 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7418

Paul Cornhill trained as an apprentice avionics technician at RAF Cosford. He then worked on Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft at RAF St Mawgan and Tornado GR1 aircraft at RAF Marham.

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Recorded interview with Junior Technician John Dack, 11 October 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7407

Interview with John Dack, who was a radar mechanic and fitter on Valiant aircraft from 1957 to 1961. He served with 543 Squadron at RAF Wyton and at RAF Marham.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Kirsty Murphy, 12 June 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7402

Kirsty Murphy was a flying instructor before flying as a pilot in Tornado GR4 aircraft, including operations over Iraq. She went on to fly with the Red Arrows display team.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Tom Ball, 7 February 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7397

Interview with Tom Ball, who served as a Tornado GR4 pilot with 13 Squadron. He describes his experience of Tornado operations over Iraq, including reconnaissance, air-to-air refuelling and night flying.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Chris Long, 20 March 2023

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7376

Interview with Chris Long, who was a Victor reconnaissance and tanker pilot with 543 and 57 Squadrons. He describes his experience of the Victor and later as a flying instructor.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Gerry Evans, 23 March 2023

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7377

Interview with Gerry Evans, who served as an airframe fitter working on Britannia and Hercules transport aircraft, Jaguar strike aircraft and Victor air-to-air refuelling aircraft in the UK and Germany.

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