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Bomber Command operational film Nos. 110 and 111

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC96/108

Two films taken from aircraft of Bomber Command during Second World War bombing raids on Turin and Milan. Details on the personnel and aircraft concerned are given in title screens.

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RAF Eastcote collection - Vulcan air-to-air, Vulcan scrambles, Victor, Valiant and Vulcan air-to-air, 1961

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC98/72

Avro Vulcan, Handley Page Victor and Vickers Valiant bomber aircraft are seen in air-to-air sequences, and Vulcan crews are seen running to their aircraft before taking off in rapid succession.

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RAF Eastcote Collection - Secretary of State's visit to RAF Wittering, 1964

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC98/253

Film in which Handley Page Victor and Avro Vulcan bomber aircraft and Blue Steel missiles are seen on the ground. Hugh Fraser, Secretary of State for Air, meets the aircrew.

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RAF Eastcote Collection - Vulcan Scrambles at RAF Cottesmore, 1961

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC98/101

Film in which several sequences show RAF aircrew as they run to their Avro Vulcan bomber aircraft and take off. A Vulcan overhead and an airfield control van also feature.

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Halifax Turret - Study: Fighter Affiliation by Walter Thomas Monnington, graphite on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA02300

This diagrammatic drawing, labelling the features of a Halifax bomber aircraft, such as a gun turret, was made in preparation for a finished painting in the Imperial War Museums collection (LD 3769). Monnington made two paintings on the theme of Fighter Affiliation - the other in the care of the RAF Museum (L001-1755; LD 3770) - which depict the Halifax from different viewpoints while undergoing training manoeuvres.

Graphite on paper drawing depicting mid-upper Halifax bomber turret from the astro dome. With notes by artist., The artist's estate

Bomber evasion tactics, Spitfire versus Stirling

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/34

Film in which animated diagrams and film taken from the perspectives of a fighter pilot and bomber’s gunner show how a bomber aircraft can manoeuvre to avoid a fighter attack.

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What's the form?

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/4

Film in which the crash of an Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft is thought to have resulted from unauthorised low flying, until a more thorough examination of the evidence proves otherwise.

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Aircraft recognition - Wellington Mk. IC

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC94/233

Aircraft recognition training film on the Vickers Wellington bomber aircraft, using animated images to highlight recognition features. The aircraft’s geodetic construction, armament and Second World War service are also mentioned.

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Bomber Command operational films

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC93/153

Three films taken from RAF Lancaster bomber aircraft during daylight bombing raids on Flushing in the Netherlands, against the German battleship Tirpitz in Tromsø Fjord, Norway, and Düren in Germany.

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Vulcan crews

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC92/215

Film in which Vulcan bomber aircrew of 101 Squadron are seen in a briefing and preparing for flight. They dress in flying clothing and travel to their aircraft by bus.

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