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Beaufighter versus Messerschmitt - Pilot Officer Sherwood

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1952

Pilot Officer Sherwood describes an encounter between Beaufighters and Messerschmitts; while evading and drawing the Germans further from their bases one Messerschmitt misjudged a dive and crashed into the sea.

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Wing Commander A.C. Brown - Attack on German convoy

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1874

Recording in which Wing Commander Brown describes a Beaufighter squadron’s attack on a German convoy off the Dutch coast.

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AM Sir Peter Drummond KCB; DSO and Bar; MC

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1982

Air Marshal Sir Peter Drummond gives a brief synopsis of his career since 1914, including his views on the importance of co-operation within the British Empire and Commonwealth.

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Interviews with crew of Sunderland

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6444

Recording in which the Australian crew of a Short Sunderland give an account of an engagement with a Focke-Wulf 200.

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Squadron Leader Campbell - Coastal Command

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6338

Recording in which Squadron Leader Campbell gives an overview of the range of tasks undertaken by Coastal Command, emphasising the highly skilled nature of Coastal Command crews.

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McTaggart's tale - Sergeant Bungey

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6440

Recording telling the story of problems caused by a gremlin onboard a Coastal Command aircraft.

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Recorded interview with James 'Jim' Briggs, 7 May 2002

Film & Sound, X005-3082

James Briggs describes life in the Hendon area before and during the Second World War, including experience of bombing. He later worked at RAF Hendon and supported the RAF Museum.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant William Richard Davis, 17 January 2012

Film & Sound, X005-6712

Recorded interview with William "Rick" Davis, who served as a Vulcan pilot with 27 and 83 Squadrons during the late 1960s, forming part of the UK’s nuclear deterrent.

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Interview with Squadron Leader John Simpson, 1 April 2010

Film & Sound, X005-3077

Interview with John Simpson, who served as a Spitfire pilot in Italy at the end of the Second World War, and in various aircraft after the War.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Thomas Newland Rosser, 24 January 2012

Film & Sound, X005-6714

Recorded interview with Thomas Newland Rosser, who flew Hurricanes and Spitfires in the United Kingdom and the Far East during the Second World War, including photo-reconnaissance operations over Burma.

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