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Medal bar of Warrant Officer Michael Moloney

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1963, In Storage, X008-8795

Warrant Officer Michael Joseph Moloney was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and Long Service Medal for his RAF service. Maloney was a volunteer from the Irish Republic.

Medal Bar of two gold stars and three round silver medals on coloured ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Papers of Warrant Officer Michael Joseph Moloney, 1942-1956

Archives, 1942-1956, In Storage, X008-9249

Collection of papers relating to Warrant Officer Michael Joseph Moloney. Warrant Officer Moloney came from the Republic of Ireland. He voluntarily joined the RAF during the Second World War and remained in the RAF until 1963. The collection includes two aircrew flying log books, a warrant certificate and a quantity of photographs.

An arrangement of flying log books, papers, photographs and medals, RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Norman Hurst, 15 March 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4830

Norman Hurst completed national service with the RAF. He remembers being a clerk in the Transport Command Operations Room, training as a plotter at RAF Bawdsey and the Berlin Airlift.

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Short Sunderland Mk. V (VB887 4X-X) of 230 Squadron on Lake Havel during the Berlin Airlift, 1948

Photographs, In Storage, P021269

This photograph shows the first Sunderland flying boat to land on Lake Havel during the Berlin Airlift, the first major confrontation between the East and the West during the Cold War.

Black and white photograph of an RAF Sunderland flying boat on Lake Havel in West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift, RAF Museum / u00a9 RAF Museum

Berlin Airlift, One Millionth Ton

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 78/Y/951

This banner was displayed by the crew of an RAF Avro York transport aircraft, which flew the Berlin Airlift's millionth ton of supplies to the city on 18 February 1949.

Large banner marked '1,000,000 tons'., RAF Museum

Short Sunderland MR.5 (NS-D) of 201 Squadron delivering supplies during the Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949

Photographs, In Storage, P031129

The Berlin Airlift was the first major confrontation between the East and the West during the Cold War. It was known as Operation 'Plainfare' by the British and Operation 'Vittles' by the Americans.

A Sunderland flying boat on a lake in Berlin, © Crown

Recorded interview with Leading Aircraftsman Robert John Holton, 26 March 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/009

Interview with Robert Holton, who completed RAF national service as an air traffic control assistant. He explains this role, describes various aspects and remembers disciplinary issues encountered during his service.

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Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 2nd Class Monty Zeid, 5 April 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/017

Recorded interview with Monty Zeid, who completed RAF national service as a tailor. He describes his work and wider experience of RAF service, including his involvement in the Berlin Airlift.

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Recorded interview with Richard Tanner, 23 May 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6782

Richard Tanner worked for Miles Aircraft and Flight Refuelling in technical and engineering roles, including the development of air-to-air refuelling equipment and Falklands War modifications to Vulcan and Hercules aircraft.

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Half a Million Tons and a Goat: A Study of British Participation in the Berlin Airlift 25 June 1948 - 12 May 1949

Archives, In Storage, X008-5387

Electronic copy of a PhD thesis by Richard David Keen regarding the British participation in the Berlin Airlift, submitted in 2013

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