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Recorded interview with Air Vice Marshal Maria Byford, 19 October 2021

Film & Sound, X008-5685

Maria Byford served as an RAF dentist in various roles, including involvement in aeromedical evacuation, deployments to Oman and Afghanistan, the Covid pandemic and leadership positions in RAF Medical Services.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Tony Barker, 5 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/008

Interview with Tony Barker, who served as ground crew on Phantom aircraft and Wessex, Puma and Chinook helicopters in the UK, including Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Caribbean.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Sherry McBain, 4 February 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5697

Sherry McBain was an RAF nurse with the Critical Care Air Support Team (CCAST), evacuating casualties from Afghanistan. She participated in operations following Hurricane Irma and during the Covid pandemic.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Alec Cecil, 1 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/006

Alec Cecil served with 1 Air Mobility Wing, Joint Helicopter Support Unit and later Squadron in the UK, the Falkland Islands, at sea with the Royal Navy and in Afghanistan.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Mal McLean, 24 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/004

Interview with Mal McLean, who served with the UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron and the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron. His deployments include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mali and Whaley Bridge Dam.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Lucy Playle, 7 February 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7416

Lucy Playle served in various human resources, administrative and welfare roles. In 2024 she was RAF detachment commander in Jordan in support of the dropping of humanitarian supplies into Gaza.

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