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Aircraft recognition training - Vulcan

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/567

Aircraft recognition training film on the Avro Vulcan bomber aircraft, in which Vulcans are seen in the air and on the ground and the aircraft’s key recognition features are highlighted.

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Recording of a conversation between Paddy Leadon and other veterans of Bomber Command

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/25

Recording of a conversation between Bomber Command veterans, in which various aspects of Second World War bombing operations are discussed.

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Recording of a lecture on black Second World War pilots given at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, part two, 1 October 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/53

Lecture given by General Benjamin Davis, Alfred ‘Chief’ Anderson and Lee A Archer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, on the achievements of black American pilots.

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Creusot raid - Wing Commander Slee

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6437

Recording in which Wing Commander Slee gives an account of the raid on the Schnieder factory at le Creusot in October 1942.

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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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The story of Pat Thornton Brown as told to Sir Ken Adam by his widow, Betty Mulcahy.

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6723

Betty Mulcahy remembers how her husband, Typhoon pilot Squadron Leader Patrick Thornton-Brown, was shot down and killed. She remembers being told of his death and her life after his loss.

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Recorded account of RAF service by Robert Henry Whiticar, 1992

Film & Sound, X005-6726

Recording in which Robert Henry Whiticar gives an account of his service as a trainee pilot, operational bomb-aimer in Lancaster aircraft and prisoner of war during the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Henry Allingham, 29 April 2003

Film & Sound, X005-6737

Recorded interview with Henry Allingham, who served as an air mechanic in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War, in the UK and in France and Belgium.

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Recorded interview with Robert Avann, 9 October 2012

Film & Sound, X005-6734

Robert Avann served as a wireless operator in Lancaster aircraft of 467 Squadron before being shot down and taken prisoner while returning from a raid on Dusseldorf in May 1943.

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Recorded interview with Leading Aircraftswoman Iris Catlin, 13 January 2007

Film & Sound, X005-6756/004

Leading Aircraftswoman Iris Catlin served with the Missing Research and Enquiry Service during the later part of the Second World War. After the war she served in Germany and Singapore.

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