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Beaufort pilot and navigator

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6376

Recording in which a Beaufort pilot and his Canadian navigator give an account of a torpedo attack on a German pocket battleship off the coast of Norway.

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Sergeant Cleaver - Bombing a German ship

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1967

Recording in which Sergeant Cleaver, a Canadian bomb-aimer, briefly describes his training in Canada before giving an account of an attack on a German supply ship off the Dutch coast.

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Saskatchewan pilot - Pilot Officer Wales

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6448

Recording in which Pilot Officer Wales, a Canadian, gives an account of an incident in which he and his crew evaded two German fighters while returning from a raid.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Ernest Allen, 10 September 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5681

Interview with Ernie Allen, who served as a pilot in Spitfire and Typhoon aircraft during the Second World War. He describes search and rescue operations and sweeps over occupied Europe.

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Button Compass, RCAF, Concealed, Jacket Size

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X003-3655

This ordinary looking button contains a concealed compass. Designed by MI9 to be worn on a flight uniform, the compass was intended to help evaders and escapers find their way to safety after being shot down over enemy territory.

Recording in which Mr J A Griffin reads out entries from the diary of 5 Squadron RCAF, 1972

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/64

A researcher, Mr J A Griffin, reads out entries from the diary of 5 Squadron RCAF, based at RCAF Dartmouth, Nova Scotia dating from January 1939 to October 1941.

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Sunderland's duel with U-boat - Flying Officer A. Bishop DFC; RCAF

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1973

Recorded account by Flying Officer Bishop of his Sunderland’s attack on a U-Boat, during which the U-Boat was crippled and the Sunderland shot down.

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Recorded interview with Joyce Cesarani, 27 March 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6741

Recorded interview with Joyce Cesarani, who served as a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force driver and Educational and Vocational Training instructor at RAF Portreath during and after the Second World War.

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VE Day Thank God.....And now mine’s a pint!!!

Archives, In Storage, X005-4895/001

Serving in the Royal Air Force as a pilot at the time, Flight Lieutenant Chance recorded his reaction to Victory in Europe in his flying logbook.

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A yank in the RCAF

Archives, In Storage, B2445

This is the memoir of American Major Hubert Knilans of No. 617 Squadron detailing his time in the RCAF. He flew in Operation Taxable, a deception operation leading up to D-Day.

A yank in the RCAF | B2445