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RAF Eastcote Collection - Blue Steel maintenance and handling, reel 2, circa 1965

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC98/132/2

Film in which RAF personnel work on Blue Steel missiles and their components. A Blue Steel is moved into position under a Vulcan bomber aircraft and the Vulcan takes off.

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Working Together

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/558

Film in which the work of five junior RAF officers is illustrated and discussed. The officers are seen at work and together as they discuss their experiences of RAF service.

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Vulcan (XH498) heavy landing at Wellington Airport, New Zealand, 25 October 1959

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC97/122

Film in which a Vulcan bomber is seen making several landings and take-offs at Wellington Airport in New Zealand. The Vulcan’s main undercarriage collapses and the aircraft takes off again.

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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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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Brynach Lewis, 30 November 2016

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3348

Recorded interview with Bryn Lewis, who served as an RAF meteorological air observer during the Second World War and as a navigator in Shackleton and Vulcan aircraft following the war.

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Recorded interview with Chief Technician Peter Rees Morgan, 4 May 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3359

Recorded interview with Peter Morgan, who was an armourer from 1983 to the 2000s. He participated in the 1991 Gulf War and in Operations Warden, Deny Flight and Allied Force.

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Recording of an interview with Ronald Fuller, 27 May 1975

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC76/1

Interview with Ronald Charles Fuller, who flew in Fairey Battles in France in 1940 and later in flying boats. He was a ground engineer with 463, 467 and 617 Squadrons.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Mark Bastable, 21 May 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4847

Interview with Mark Bastable, who served as an RAF engine technician on Canberra, Victor and Tornado aircraft, including support for the Victors’ air-to-air refuelling operations during the 1982 Falklands War.

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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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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Joanna Salter, 4 July 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7346

Interview with Jo Salter, who served as a pilot in Tornado GR1 aircraft, including operations over Iraq during the 1990s. She was later an instructor on the Hawk training aircraft.

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