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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Peter Gregory, 17 June 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/015

Peter Gregory served as a pilot in Hercules aircraft between 1975 and 1989. His experience includes Belize, Cyprus, Singapore, Gibraltar, support for airborne forces and Exercise Red Flag in Nevada.

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Recorded interview with Master Air Load Master Rodney Douglas Little, 17 June 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/014

Rod Little served as an air quartermaster and air loadmaster in Hastings, Argosy, Belfast, VC 10 and Hercules transport aircraft. His experience includes evacuation from Cyprus and the Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Tim Pembrey, 21 March 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/001

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Tim Pembrey, who flew as co-pilot and captain in Hercules aircraft with 24 and 70 Squadrons during the 1970s and 1980s.

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RAF, Mk. 10, Immersion Suit worn by Gp Capt Bob Iveson, 1982

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, 1993/0606/U

Immersion suits are worn by pilots in case they have to eject over water. Bob Iveson wore this Immersion Suit when flying Hawker-Siddeley Harriers during the Falklands Conflict, 1982.

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Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.6A ZA718 Bravo November

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X008-0998

This Chinook, known as Bravo November, is the RAF’s most famous helicopter. As one of the first Chinooks ordered by the RAF in 1978, she has participated in most major conflicts of the last four decades. Four of her pilots have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions while at the controls of this aircraft.

Starboard side view of Boeing Chinook on a white background., © RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Wing Commander Geoff Collins, tape one, 3 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/004

Recorded interview with Wing Commander Geoff Collins, who flew as a navigator in Hercules aircraft between 1972 and 1989, including an exchange tour in Canada, the Falkland Islands and Ethiopia.

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Release to service: Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3

Archives, In Storage, AC87/9/32

Document permitting the service use of the British Aerospace Harrier GR.3. Details items such as weapons loads, centre of gravity, and rates of acceleration.

Release to service: Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 | AC87/9/32, Crown