Showing 451 to 460 of 801 search results

The Caen-Falaise battlefield from the air - H.A. Jones, 2nd September 1944.

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1988

Recording in which H.A. Jones describes the battlefield of Falaise, as seen from an aeroplane at 500 feet shortly after fighting in the area ended.

Image pending

Squadron Leader Thompson - Fighters at Dunkirk

Film & Sound, X003-1793

Squadron Leader Thompson describes engagements between his Hurricane squadron and Messerschmitt 109s, Messerschmitt 110s and Heinkel 111s over northern France and the English Channel during the evacuation from Dunkirk.

Image pending

RAF memorial service for the victims of Stalag Luft 3 - St. Martin-in-the-Fields (20th June 1944).

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1957

A recording made at a memorial service for RAF prisoners of war of Stalag Luft 3

Image pending

Polish airman on his career

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6392

Recording in which a Polish airman gives a brief account of his career as an RAF bomber crewman.

Image pending

RAF experiences - Flight Lieutenant Haworth

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1950

Recording in which Flight Lieutenant Haworth contrast the briefings, planning, aeroplanes and organisation of later Second World War bombing operations with the methods used earlier in the conflict.

Image pending

RAF experiences - Pilot Officer Beale

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6426

Recording in which Pilot Officer Beale, an air gunner, explains his responsibilities and describes a typical sequence of actions before and after take off and when over a target.

Image pending

Flying Officer J.A. Bell - the story of a wireless operator

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1880

Recording in which Flying Officer Bell tells the story of a shipping strike off the coast of Norway, during which his Hudson was damaged and wireless operator injured.

Image pending

Pilot Officers Milson & Careless - eleven and a half hours in a dinghy

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1896

Recording in which the pilot and rear gunner of a bomber describe a raid on Berlin and their subsequent ditching in the North Sea.

Image pending

Pilot Officer Step - An RAF officer's experiences down a coal mine

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6400

Recording in which Pilot Officer Step, a Hurricane pilot, explains how and why he came to spend a day working down a coal mine.

Image pending

RAF experiences - Wing Commander Wykeham-Barnes

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1943

Recording in which Peter Wykeham-Barnes, an RAF night intruder pilot, describes a typical operation and comments on the value of such flights.

Image pending