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Medal Bar of Air Marshal Sir Leonard Horatio Slatter, DSC, DFC

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X007-3906

Medal Bar of Air Marshal Sir Leonard Horatio Slatter. He was awarded the DSC and bar for nine combat victories and for his bombing attacks on Zeebrugge Mole His DFC was a 1919 New Year's Honour and therefore without citation.

Medal bar of 12 medals, RAF Museum

Recording of an interview with Wing Commander A.G. Evenden, 10 August 1976

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/13

Interview with Wing Commander A.G. Evenden, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service as an air mechanic. After the war he served with 100, 56 and 12 Squadrons.

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Recording of an interview with William Patrick Elms, part one, 26 June 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/11

Interview with William Patrick Elms, who served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force between 1908 and 1929.

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Recording of an interview with Mr. W. Ballantyne, 23 July 1977

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/3

Interview by Squadron Leader Jackson Dymond with Mr. W. Ballantyne, who stowed away in the airship R.34 during its 1919 crossing of the Atlantic.

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Recording of an interview with Mr R W Potts, 10 April 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/35

Interview with Mr R W Potts, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service and RAF as a crewman in the airship R.33.

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Recording of an interview with George Mason, 2 July 1979

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/28

Interview with George Mason, who served in Royal Naval Air Service airships, including Beta, 4L and R23, during the First World War.

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Recording of an interview with Group Captain Paul Douglas Robertson, 15 August 1972

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/39

Interview with Group Captain Paul Robertson, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service and was awarded the George Cross for attempting to rescue the pilot of a burning aeroplane.

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Report by General Smuts on Air Organisation and the Direction of Aerial Operations

Archives, In Storage, B404

This report by General Jan Smuts, a prominent South African military leader, was presented on 17 August 1917 to the UK War Cabinet. It recommends the establishment of a separate air service and is seen as the founding document of the Royal Air Force.

Foolscap page of typescript, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Recording of interviews with Leonard Bennett, John Kiel Tullis and Squadron Leader C Andrews, 25 January 1973

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/2

Interviews with Leonard Bennett, John Tullis and Claude Andrews on their First World War experiences. This includes the Royal Naval Air Service and time in Holzminden prisoner of war camp.

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Recordings of a speech by Winston Churchill, the opening of 615 Squadron’s new headquarters and the story of a B.E.2c propeller

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC76/3

Three recordings: A speech made by Sir Winston Churchill at RAF Biggin Hill; the opening of 615 Squadron's headquarters in Croydon; Air Vice Marshal Sowrey’s story of a B.E.2c propeller.

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