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Stirling versus three enemy fighters - Flight Sergeant Waddicar

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1892

Flight Sergeant Waddicar, a gunner in a Short Stirling, describes his return from a raid on Bremen, with the aeroplane damaged, the wireless operator injured and the rear gunner killed.

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Australian Night Fighter - Squadron Leader D.F.B. Sheen DFC

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6355

Recording in which Squadron Leader Sheen describes a night engagement in which he shot down a Junkers 88 and a daylight incident in which he was shot down by a Messerschmitt 109.

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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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Fighter Pilot

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6335

Recording in which an RAF fighter pilot describes several engagements between his squadron and formations of German aircraft over southern England during a single day.

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Fighter Pilots - Operations over Northern France

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3400

Recording in which several Spitfire pilots make brief comments on a bomber escort sortie to Bethune, during which several Messerschmitt 109s were destroyed in exchange for no British casualties.

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Sergeant Kingaby - four Messerschmitts in a day

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6428

Account by Donald Kingaby of the events of 15 November 1940. On this day, while serving with 92 Squadron, Kingaby was credited with the destruction of four Messerschmitt 109s.

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Polish Fighter Pilot - Flight Lieutenant Laprowski

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6359

Recording in which Flight Lieutenant Laprowski describes a low level sortie flown by Hurricanes against a German airfield in northern France.

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Parachute drop - Flight Lieutenant Simpson

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6313

Flight Lieutenant Simpson gives an account of a battle over the south coast of England, during which he was forced to bale out after a dogfight with two German fighters.

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Calling South Africa - Squadron Leader Nettleton VC

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1875

Recording in which Squadron Leader Nettleton speaks to family and friends in South Africa before discussing various aspects of the low-level daylight raid on Augsburg.

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Fighter Sweep - Wing Commander Gleed

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1891

Wing Commander Gleed describes a sweep by several squadrons of Spitfires over France, from take off to an engagement during which a German fighter is shot down.

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