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Tucano - Now! and Tucano Now Take Two, 1990s

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-3060

Film on the Tucano training aircraft and its place in RAF pilot training. Student pilots are seen at various ground and airborne stages of the Tucano course at RAF Linton-on-Ouse.

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Working Together

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/558

Film in which the work of five junior RAF officers is illustrated and discussed. The officers are seen at work and together as they discuss their experiences of RAF service.

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Rudder Bar

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1991/0031/A

Single piece of wood cut at either end with foot rests and drilled for cabling.

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De Havilland Vampire T.11

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1968, In Storage, X004-9218

The Vampire was a first generation jet fighter which saw service in the immediate post-war period with Royal Air Force front-line fighter squadrons in the United Kingdom and Germany, followed by further service with the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Work on the design of the DH100 began in May 1942 and the prototype made its first flight on 20 September 1943. Originally called the Spider Crab it was re-named Vampire when ordered into production for the Royal Air Force. The first aircraft did not become available until 1945 and the Vampire did not enter service until the early summer of 1946.

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Nothing to do with me

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-2281

Film in which real-life incidents in which RAF ground personnel averted an accident are dramatized in order to emphasise that all RAF personnel have responsibility for the safety of aircraft.

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Hawk - Passenger Brief

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-2271

Film showing how to adjust the Hawk’s Martin-Baker ejection seat, how to make the connections between seat and occupant and how to use it in the event of an emergency.

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Hawk: Tutor with Teeth

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/499

Manufacturer’s film on the Hawk advanced jet training aircraft, illustrating its performance and capability. The potential for the Hawk to be armed with guns, rockets and bombs is also demonstrated.

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Low level Navigation

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/444

RAF training film in which a student pilot, with an instructor, flies a Jet Provost training aircraft on a low-level navigation exercise over North Yorkshire. Key learning points are emphasised.

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Presentation of the Queen's Colour for the Central Flying School, 26th June 1969

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/439

Film in which Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by senior members of the royal family, presents a new colour to the Central Flying School during a parade at RAF Little Rissington.

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Jaguar

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC94/90

Film on the SEPECAT Jaguar strike aircraft, including comments on the aircraft’s development as an Anglo-French project, engines, short takeoff capability, performance, role and plans for its introduction to service.

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