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Recording made during a visit by 463 and 467 Squadron Associations to the RAF Museum Hendon, 5 May 1975

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/51

Recording in which members of the 463 and 467 Squadron Associations make speeches and presentations to veterans. The significance of the RAF Museum’s Avro Lancaster, R5868 ‘S-Sugar’ is also mentioned.

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The Aeroplane in War: A "Voisin" mounted with a Quick-Firing Gun.

Film & Sound, FC97/204

Newsreel film in which a Voisin aircraft, fitted with a gun, is seen on display at the 1910 Salon de l'Aéronautique exhibition in Paris. A man demonstrates the gun’s operation.

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RAF Eastcote Collection - Blue Steel maintenance and handling, reel 2, circa 1965

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC98/132/2

Film in which RAF personnel work on Blue Steel missiles and their components. A Blue Steel is moved into position under a Vulcan bomber aircraft and the Vulcan takes off.

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RAF Eastcote Collection - Blue Steel maintenance and handling, reel 1, circa 1965

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC98/132/1

Film in which Blue Steel missiles are seen in a building and RAF personnel work on electronic components. Blue Steels are also seen being moved by hoist and transporter vehicle.

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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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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 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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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 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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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Bernard Moorcroft, 22 October 2006

Film & Sound, X005-6756/003

Wing Commander Bernard Moorcroft served with the Missing Research and Enquiry Service during and after the Second World War. He also participated in the Berlin Airlift and the Suez Crisis.

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