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Night fighter pilot - Wing Commander Max Aitken

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1953

Recording in which Wing Commander Max Aitken comments on various aspects of night-fighter operations.

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Stirling loses its turret - Flight Sergeant Whitney

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1889

Recording in which a Stirling pilot tells how he was attacked by a night fighter, ditched in the English Channel and was subsequently picked up by an air-sea rescue launch.

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Squadron Leader F.A.F. Maclachan - 'The Intruder'

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1876

Squadron Leader Maclachlan, an RAF night fighter pilot, gives an account of a sweep over France, during which he shot down two German bombers and strafed a train.

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Wing Commander C.M. Wight-Boycott, DSO

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6435

Wing Commander Wight-Boycott's account includes details of how he intercepted and shot down three Dorniers and a Junkers 88 in one night in the area of London.

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Bombing Raids - Pilot Officer R.H. Williams, 27/2/41

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6345

Recording in which Pilot Officer Williams, an air gunner, recalls various incidents that took place during bombing raids over Germany, France and Italy.

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Recording of recollections by Mr J Johnson, 6 June 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/56

Recording of recollections by Mr J Johnson, a veteran of 101 Squadron who describes his experiences of night raids over France and Germany.

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Sergeant Bell - Raid on Bremen

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6344

Recording in which Sergeant Bell, an air gunner, gives an account of a raid on Bremen, during which several night fighter attacks were driven off.

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Sergeant Pilot Ward VC

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6385

Recording in which Sergeant James Ward of 75 Squadron, second pilot in a Wellington bomber, describes his actions of 7 July 1941, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.

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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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Night flying - Squadron Leader Topham

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1983

Recording in which Squadron Leader Topham, a night fighter pilot, explains his golden rules and describes successful engagements with German bombers over the United Kingdom.

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