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Admiralty, Indicator Unit, H2s, Design 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1988/0259/R

H2s was the first ground mapping radar used by the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Used primarily as a navigation aid, it could also be used for blind bombing.

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Accelerator trials - HMS Illustrious

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3229

Trials film in which dummy and real Fleet Air Arm aircraft are catapult-launched from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious during catapult trials. These include Shark, Swordfish, Fulmar and Albacore aircraft.

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HMS Hermes - Harriers on deck

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/365

Film in which Royal Navy Sea Harrier FRS.1s and RAF Harrier GR.3s are seen on the flightdeck and launching from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Collection of combat reports, 1939-1945

Archives, X008-5400

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft, and a vital intelligence source. This extensive collection features over 16,000 original reports, organised by squadron. They cover actions by squadrons in Bomber, Fighter, and Transport Command, as well as Fleet Air Arm Squadrons, Merchant Ship Fighter Units and the Air Transport Auxiliary.

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Flugzeugerkennungsdienft Unterrichtsfilm: Eindecker Einmotorig

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/12/1

German aircraft recognition training film in which Messerschmitt 109, Junkers 87, Blackburn Skua, Hawker Hurricane and Junkers 34 aircraft are seen on the ground, passing overhead and in air-to-air footage.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Anne-Marie Houghton, 23 November 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4753

Interview with Anne-Marie Houghton, who served as a navigator in Hercules and E-3 Sentry aircraft. She was involved in operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan and commanded 54 Squadron.

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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 Peter Chadwick, 26 November 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4809

Interview with Pete Chadwick, who served as a pilot in Whirlwind helicopters in Borneo and on search and rescue operations in the UK. He later converted to Sea King helicopters.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Tony Paxton 19 March 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4831

Tony Paxton was a pilot in Lightning, Tornado GR.1 and Tornado F.3 aircraft in the UK and Germany. As a Tornado F3 pilot he deployed to the Gulf in 1990.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant John Hall, 24 September 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5619

Interview with John Hall, who flew Spitfire and Meteor aircraft in Egypt and Sudan during the early 1950s and worked as a civilian test pilot for the English Electric company.

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