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Westland Wessex HC.4 XV732

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1969-1998, London, Hangar Three/Four, X002-9905

From nearly 30 years, two specially modified Westland Wessex helicopters transported members of the Royal Family and other dignitaries on public duties across the UK and Europe. Designated HCC4, they were identical to the Wessex HC Mk.2 in military use, except for the special VIP interior furnishings, an external folding step below cabin door, and additional navigation aides including a Decca rolling map.

Westland Wessex HCC4 on display at RAFM London, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Parker Pen with Stand used by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1972, In Storage, 1993/0371/C

This writing set consisting of a pen, magnetic pen holder and onyx stone base was used by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II to sign the visitors book during the opening of the of the Royal Air Force Museum on 15 November 1972.

Parker Pen with Stand used by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II | 1993/0371/C, My Sport Photos/RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Martin Withers, 22 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5673

Martin Withers served as an RAF Vulcan pilot before and during the 1982 Falklands War. He gives an account of Operation Black Buck 1 and comments on Black Buck 7.

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Recorded interview with Marshal of the RAF Sir Peter Harding, 26 October 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4806

Peter Harding flew Canberra bomber aircraft and Wessex helicopters with the RAF and Royal Australian Air Force and was Chief of the Air Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Piers Morrell, 7 July 2023

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7383

Piers Morrell was an RAF musician and Director of Music. He remembers the funerals of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, and the coronation of King Charles III.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Toria McPhaden, 20 November 2023

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7390

Toria McPhaden served as an administrative and secretarial officer, including roles at Lyneham and Leuchars. She was station commander of RAF Northolt at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s repatriation.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Malcolm John Lewendon, 26 February 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/023

Recorded interview with Malcolm Lewendon, who served as a pilot in Hercules aircraft during the 1970s and 1980s. His experience included the 1974 Cyprus evacuation and the 1982 Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant John Stansfield, 18 October 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7408

Interview with John Stansfield, who was a pilot in Victor bomber aircraft during the 1960s. He remembers flying in the Far East, the Cuban Missile Crisis and Cold War scrambles.

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