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Combat Report of No. 145 Squadron for 27 July 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/005

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Defensive Radio Warfare (Radar Aspects) / Anti-Jamming Procedures at Control Stations - Recognition of jamming signals

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3684

Film in which several different methods of radar jamming are described and illustrated for the benefit of RAF radar operators. This includes ‘Window’ and simple, amplitude-modulated, frequency-modulated and pulse-modulated methods.

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Supplement to the London Gazette of Wednesday 10th September 1946: The Battle of Britain

Library, In Storage, PR02874

Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday the 10th of September 1946. Wednesday, 11th September 1946 ‘The Battle of Britain, The Air Ministry, September 1946’

Tan page with black text and image of the royal coat of arms of lion and unicorn supporting a shield and crown, RAF Museum

Operations Room sequence

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3375

Film showing a post-war reconstruction of a Battle of Britain fighter operations room, in which plotters and controllers follow the events of 15 September 1940. Archive footage illustrates aerial combat.

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Air Marshal Sir Richard Peck

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1949

Recording in which Air Marshal Sir Richard Peck summarises the achievements of the British, US and Commonwealth Air Forces during 1943.

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Squadron Leader Malan

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6377

Recording in which Squadron Leader Malan describes several engagements between Spitfires and Messerschmitt 109s over France.

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Flight Lieutenant Campbell - Fighter pilot saved by a rubber dinghy

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6381

Flight Lieutenant Campbell explains how he baled out over the English Channel and spent some time in his dinghy before being picked up by an RAF air sea rescue launch.

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Squadron Leader Thompson - Fighters at Dunkirk

Film & Sound, X003-1793

Squadron Leader Thompson describes engagements between his Hurricane squadron and Messerschmitt 109s, Messerschmitt 110s and Heinkel 111s over northern France and the English Channel during the evacuation from Dunkirk.

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Squadron Leader Abrahams - Organisation of fighter sweeps

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1882

Recording in which Squadron Leader Abrahams gives details of the preparation necessary before a fighter sweep over occupied Europe. The teamwork required during a sweep is also discussed.

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ACM Sir Sholto Douglas

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1955

Recording in which ACM Sir Sholto Douglas addresses pilots of the Eagle Squadrons before their transfer to the USAAF, congratulating them on their achievements and expressing hope for their future.

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