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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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Recorded interview with Flying Officer Russell Townsend, 27 January 2011

Film & Sound, X005-3076

Interview with Russell Townsend, who flew Typhoons with 175 Squadron towards the end of the Second World War, before being shot down and taken prisoner in February 1945 near Munster.

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Interview with Sergeant David Denchfield, 7 April 2010

Film & Sound, X005-3078

Sergeant David Denchfield describes his training as a Spitfire pilot in 1939 and 1940. He remembers joining 610 Squadron, being shot down on 5 February 1941 and made a prisoner.

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Recorded interview with Michael John Alderton, 23 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/020

Recorded interview with Mike Alderton, who flew as an air engineer in Hercules and VC10 aircraft, including the 1974 Cyprus evacuation, the 1982 Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War.

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