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Dakota - Control locks

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC92/25

Film in which an RAF Douglas Dakota transport aircraft crashes on takeoff due to the aircraft’s elevator control locks remaining in place. The importance of following correct procedures is emphasised.

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Recorded interview with Air Commodore Nigel Wood, 5 May 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5668

Interview with Nigel Wood, who served as a Lightning pilot, as a test pilot and trained for a flight in the Space Shuttle before its cancellation following the Challenger disaster.

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Recorded interview with Joyce Cesarani, 27 March 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6741

Recorded interview with Joyce Cesarani, who served as a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force driver and Educational and Vocational Training instructor at RAF Portreath during and after the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Gerald White, 25 February 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5640

Gerry White served in the RAF Police from 1958 to 1981. He served in the Far East, Germany and the UK, providing security for RAF aircraft and investigating various offences.

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