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A History of Fighter Development

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC75/19/1

Film on the development of fighter aircraft by the Vickers Supermarine company, including the design influence of Schneider Trophy racing seaplanes. Spitfire, Seafire, Spiteful and Attacker fighter aircraft are featured

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arthur Spencer, 22 May 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7423

Arthur Spencer was a navigator in Lancaster bomber aircraft of 97 Squadron, including raids on Peenemünde and Berlin. In Dakota transport aircraft, he participated in the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949.

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Fairey Long Range Monoplane

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC74/14

Amateur film shows various RAF aircraft in the air and on the ground, including a Fairey Long-Range Monoplane, Schneider Trophy seaplanes, Avro 504N, DH9A, Vickers Vimy and Handley Page Hyderabad.

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Recording of a lecture on the Schneider Trophy races by Group Captain Leonard Snaith

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/43

Lecture in which Group Captain Leonard Somerville Snaith gives an account of the Schneider Trophy races from 1913 to 1931, including details of his personal involvement in the 1931 race.

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The Schneider Trophy

Photographs, In Storage, P001201

A picture of the Schneider Trophy taken when on display in the UK following one of the High Speed Flight victories (possibly 1929)

General view of The Schneider Trophy., RAF Museum