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The Abuklarion

Archives, In Storage, X005-4829/002

On 13 February 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Egypt following the Yalta Conference. These pages from station newsletter, ‘The Abuklarion’, document his arrival and reception at RAF Aboukir.

Pamphlet with black ink drawing of skyline with palm tree, minaret and an aircraft flying above., Crown

Recorded interview with Corporal Stefan Bodle, 2 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/007

Stefan Bodle served with the British Army and the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron including operations around Whaley Bridge Dam in 2019, deployment to Mali and experience of the Covid pandemic.

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Recorded interview with Lieutenant Commander David Morgan, 25 October 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4805

Interview with David Morgan, who served as an RAF helicopter and Harrier pilot, flew Royal Navy Sea Harriers during the 1982 Falklands War and later transferred to the Royal Navy.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader James Vinales, 20 April 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4784

Recorded interview with Jim Vinales, who served as a navigator in Canberra, Vulcan and Buccaneer aircraft, including participation in Operation Black Buck from Ascension Island during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Christopher Finn, 20 July 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3379

Recorded interview with Chris Finn, who served as a navigator in Buccaneer aircraft with the Royal Navy and RAF, as a navigation instructor and as RAF Director of Defence Studies.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Phil Mobbs, 31 May 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7401

Interview with Phil Mobbs, who served as pilot in C130 Hercules and A400M Atlas transport aircraft. He describes operations around the world and the contrast between the Hercules and A400M.

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An Introduction to the Nimrod

Film & Sound, In Storage, X002-6099

Film showing Nimrod MR1 maritime patrol aircraft in the air and on the ground as the roles of crew members are explained and the use of equipment carried is illustrated.

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Operation Grapple 1956-1957

Library, In Storage, R014606

Government publication that provides details about the work of Operation Grapple, 1956-1957.

Front page of Operation Grapple booklet, RAF Museum

Supermarine Walrus on HMS Suffolk

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6306

Film in which Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft are seen on an airfield and in flight. RAF and Royal Navy personnel and several warships are shown in harbour and at sea.

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Squadron Leader Bulloch - Liberator attacks U-Boats

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1940

Squadron Leader Bulloch describes a 17-hour Atlantic convoy escort patrol in a Liberator, during which he and his crew sighted eight U-boats, attacked seven and confirmed one to be sunk.

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