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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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Bombing of a U-Boat by the Captain of a Coastal Command aircraft (Squadron Leader Gibson)

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-1791

Squadron Leader Gibson describes the sinking of a U-Boat and a 17 year old girl gives an account of one of the first air raids on the United Kingdom.

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RAF Communiques

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6343

Recording in which a man explains the lack of information on German air raids given in official news broadcasts.

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WAAF in air raids - Section Officer Hanbury

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6353

Recording in which Section Officer Felicity Hanbury (later Peake), a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) officer, describes air raids on RAF Biggin Hill.

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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 Senior Aircraftsman George Edward Woodley, 9 March 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/005

George Woodley completed RAF national service as a teleprinter operator at RAF Tern Hill and HQ Flying Training Command. He describes his work and gives his views on national 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 Harry Silverman, 3 March 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6775

Harry Silverman was an airframe fitter in the UK and India and worked with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) in India during and immediately after the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Henry Irons, 18 August 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3310

Recorded interview with Harry Irons, who was a gunner in Lancaster and Halifax aircraft. He recalls bombing operations against targets in Germany and occupied Europe, anti-aircraft fire and fighter attacks.

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Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Ronald James Drake, 10 November 2016

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3347

Recorded interview with Ronald Drake, who served in the RAF as a clerk in the UK and with a squadron in the Middle East immediately after the Second World War.

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