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Recorded interview with Group Captain Michael Smith, 16 July 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9908

Michael Smith explains how he joined the RAF and tells the story of how he ejected from an Avro Vulcan bomber aircraft of 101 Squadron following a double engine failure.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Seb Davey, 20 May 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5669

Seb Davey served as an RAF pilot in C130J and A400M transport aircraft, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and flew the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Dakota and Lancaster.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander David Castle, 15 February 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4771

Interview with David Castle, who served as a navigator in Vulcan aircraft during the 1982 Falklands War, including Operation Black Buck, and in Buccaneer aircraft during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Martin Withers, 22 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5673

Martin Withers served as an RAF Vulcan pilot before and during the 1982 Falklands War. He gives an account of Operation Black Buck 1 and comments on Black Buck 7.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Gary Fairhurst, 10 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5671

Interview with Gary Fairhurst, who flew Jaguar and Tornado aircraft in the UK and Germany during the Cold War. His experience includes operations over Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Christopher Finn, 20 July 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3379

Recorded interview with Chris Finn, who served as a navigator in Buccaneer aircraft with the Royal Navy and RAF, as a navigation instructor and as RAF Director of Defence Studies.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Tony Evans, 21 May 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9942

Tony Evans flew as an RAF pilot in Handley Page Hastings and Lockheed Hercules transport aircraft. He also completed a US Air Force exchange tour in Lockheed C-141 transport aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Brian Henley, 27 July 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9952

Brian Henley served as a navigator in Phantom aircraft in the UK and Germany during the 1970s. He then flew Tornado GR1 aircraft as an instructor and with 617 Squadron.

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Recorded interview with Air Vice Marshal Clive Evans, 5 June 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6783

Clive Evans was a pilot and instructor in Hunter, Lightning and Hercules aircraft, and the F111 on exchange with the US Air Force. He commanded 24 Squadron and RAF Lyneham.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Paul Cornhill, 6 August 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7418

Paul Cornhill trained as an apprentice avionics technician at RAF Cosford. He then worked on Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft at RAF St Mawgan and Tornado GR1 aircraft at RAF Marham.

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