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Hawker Tempest TT.5

Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571

The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.

Hawker Tempest on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Andy Carrodus, 29 April 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5667

Interview with Andy Carrodus, who served as an RAF Puma helicopter pilot and flying instructor during the 1990s and 2000s. He remembers operations in Northern Ireland, Belize and the Balkans.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Gary Rogan, 1 March 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5700

Interview with Gary Rogan, who served as an RAF helicopter crewman in Chinook and Puma helicopters, including service during the 1982 Falklands War with 18 Squadron in Chinook Bravo November.

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Recorded interview with Master Aircrew Gareth Attridge, 24 May 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4787

Interview with Gareth Attridge, who was a crewman in Hercules transport aircraft and in Puma and Merlin helicopters in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan during the 1990s and 2000s.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander David Bolsover, 2 February 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4766

Interview with David Bolsover, who served as a pilot in Puma helicopters in the UK and Germany before converting to Buccaneer and Tornado aircraft. He also commanded the Red Arrows.

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