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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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Recorded interview with Corporal Stanley Bellman, 4 December 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5659

Interview with Stan Bellman, who served as an RAF electrician in the UK and with 173 Squadron, operating Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, in the Middle East during the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Carl Austin-Behan, 29 January 2018

Film & Sound, X008-5612

Carl Austin-Behan was an RAF firefighter during the 1990s before being forced to leave due to his sexuality. He remembers rescuing the pilot of a Hawk aircraft following an accident.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Mick McConnell, 16 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/002

Interview with Mick McConnell, who served as an RAF Police dog handler in Afghanistan. He was caught in the explosion of an improvised explosive device and evacuated to the UK.

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Recorded interview with Hannah Colton, 1 September 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5657

Hannah Colton trained as a Physical Training Instructor at RAF Cosford during the Covid pandemic. She reflects on the challenges of training under these conditions and her future career plans.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Gareth Davies, 28 November 2017 and 19 August 2020

Film & Sound, X008-4796

Gareth Davies played a significant role in the development of the RAF's tug-of-war team and served on the ground in Afghanistan. His experience of the Covid pandemic is also covered.

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Recorded interview with Master Aircrew Clive Simpson, 12 June 2019

Film & Sound, X008-5603

Clive Simpson was an air electronics operator in Shackleton and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, and a winchman in search and rescue helicopters. He also participated in the 1982 Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Annabelle Young, 16 September 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7336/009

Interview with Annabelle Young, who served in human resources at RAF Fylingdales. She explains unique aspects of the station and of her responsibilities there in contrast to other RAF bases.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Roger Maclean, 24 May 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7343/002

Roger Maclean served with 18 Squadron during the 1982 Falklands War and survived the sinking of the requisitioned cargo ship Atlantic Conveyor, together with three of 18 Squadron’s Chinook helicopters.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Thomas Blackwood, 2 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5674

Thomas Blackwood was a navigator in Buccaneer aircraft with the Fleet Air Arm at sea and the RAF in the UK and Germany. He later converted to Tornado GR1 aircraft.

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