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Collection of papers and photographs compiled by Sgt Stanley Nagele of the Special Investigation Branch into the torture and murder of Sergeant Arthur Banks GC, 1945-1946

Archives, 1945-1946, In Storage, X008-9266

File of papers investigating the torture and murder of Sgt Arthur Banks. For his endurance and courage, Sergeant Banks was posthumously awarded the George Cross.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Jonathan Kenneth Lister Williams, 2 November 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3319

Jonathan Williams served in the Supply Branch during the 1980s and 1990s. During this time he served in Germany, and with the Tactical Supply Wing in Northern Ireland and Bosnia.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander David Roger Herriot, 19 September 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3391

David Herriot served as a navigator in Buccaneer and Tornado GR.1 aircraft in the UK and Germany during the Cold War. He describes his experience of operations in both aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Christopher Finn, 20 July 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3379

Recorded interview with Chris Finn, who served as a navigator in Buccaneer aircraft with the Royal Navy and RAF, as a navigation instructor and as RAF Director of Defence Studies.

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RAF Police Shoulder Tab

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X004-0287

In their role of protecting personnel and ensuring the rule of military law is upheld within the station, the RAF police find themselves with a task that is not always fully appreciated by other members of the Air Force.

Two identical navy cloth badges with horizontal red stripe with navy lettering RAFP, © RAF Museum

RAF Police Shoulder Tab

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-0288

In their role of protecting personnel and ensuring the rule of military law is upheld within the station, the RAF police find themselves with a task that is not always fully appreciated by other members of the Air Force.

Two identical navy cloth badges with horizontal red stripe with navy lettering RAFP, © RAF Museum

Helmet of a Police Motorcyclist

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 70/U/859

The RAF has employed motorbikes, mainly in a dispatch role, since it was formed in 1918. The red and black stripe round this helmet identifies this individual as a member of the RAF Police.

White hard protective helmet with long peak and soft sides covering cheeks with decorative band and metal badge, © RAF Museum

RAF Police Service Dress Cap of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-9398

The white cloth cover on this Service Dress cap identifies the wearer as a member of the RAF Police.

White fabric cap with black peak and decorative cloth band and strap, with badge, © RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Corporal Brian Burgess, 10 December 2021

Film & Sound, X008-5688

Brian Burgess joined the RAF Police in the 1960s. He served in the UK, Singapore and in Berlin, guarded nuclear weapons and provided cover for a civilian fire brigade strike.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Douglas Anthony Charles Smith, 25 March 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/008

Douglas Smith completed his RAF national service as a fighter plotter. He remembers work at 11 Group Southern Sector Operations Centre at RAF Sopley and detachments to several different stations.

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