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

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/12

Interview with William Elms, covering his interwar service in Malta, work for Imperial Airways and work as an instructor at Halton and Henlow.

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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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Recorded interview with Sergeant Frederick Victor Bashford, 21 February 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4772

Vic Bashford served as an RAF electrician during the Second World War, including participation in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain and 151 Wing’s deployment to Russia in 1941.

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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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Amateur colour film: 1930s

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC91/2

Amateur film shows aircraft at the 1936 RAF Display at Hendon, the 1937 coronation parade and naval review, a pre-war visit to Germany and scenes at the RAF College, Cranwell.

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Amateur film taken in Aden by Group Captain Philip H. Wood, reel two, 1936-1938

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6708/002

Amateur film shows RAF, Royal Navy, British Army and locally-recruited personnel parading for King George VI’s birthday. Vickers Vincent aircraft pass overhead and the Bakri Idd religious festival takes place.

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Amateur film taken in Aden by Group Captain Philip H. Wood, reel eight, 1936-1938

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6708/008

Amateur film in which people are seen sailing small boats off the coast of Aden. A Royal Navy officer is greeted by a guard of honour as he comes ashore.

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Map showing RAF stations and civil aerodromes and landing grounds in the United Kingdom, 1940

Archives, In Storage, AC71/9/312

Map showing locations of all aerodromes in the UK, January 1940, Geographical Section, General Staff map number GSGS 3783 AB.

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Flying Officer Coker - rescue from a Portuguese ship

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1855

Flying Officer Coker explains how he was forced to ditch his Hudson in the sea near a Portuguese merchant ship. The crew were then transferred to a Royal Navy destroyer.

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HMS Hermes - Harriers on deck

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/365

Film in which Royal Navy Sea Harrier FRS.1s and RAF Harrier GR.3s are seen on the flightdeck and launching from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes during the 1982 Falklands War.

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