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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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Recorded interview with Master Aircrew Bob Pountney, 28 April 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5666

Bob Pountney served as an air quartermaster in Britannia transport aircraft and a winchman in Whirlwind, Wessex and Sea King helicopters. He describes various aspects of search and rescue operations.

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Recorded interview with Chief Technician Peter Rees Morgan, 4 May 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3359

Recorded interview with Peter Morgan, who was an armourer from 1983 to the 2000s. He participated in the 1991 Gulf War and in Operations Warden, Deny Flight and Allied Force.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader David Piper, 24 August 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4794

Dave Piper was a Canberra pilot between 1980 and 2006 with 360 and 39 Squadrons. He was also a flying instructor during his full-time RAF service and as a reservist.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Martin Withers, 22 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5673

Martin Withers served as an RAF Vulcan pilot before and during the 1982 Falklands War. He gives an account of Operation Black Buck 1 and comments on Black Buck 7.

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Coronation Procession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953

Film & Sound, In Storage, X002-6072

Film in which the coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II is seen leaving Buckingham Palace and proceeding along the Mall and through Admiralty Arch, accompanied by British and Commonwealth personnel.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Steve Carr, 20 January 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5692

Steve Carr served as an RAF pilot in Wessex and Chinook helicopters from 1985 to 2004. During the 2003 Iraq War he landed Royal Marines on the Al Faw peninsula.

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British Forces Falkland Islands-information booklet, circa 1997

Archives, London, Hangar Six, X008-4382/003

Since the end of the Falklands Conflict in 1982, Britian has maintained a permanent military presence. This included the building of a new airfield at RAF Mount Pleasant which opened in 1985.

British Forces Falkland Islands-information booklet, circa 1997 | X008-4382/003, Consult Collection Curator before use

War commentary - Group Captain Pearce extract

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1948

Group Captain Pearce gives an overview of the constantly changing tactical situation in the North Atlantic, as aircraft of Coastal Command attempt to locate and destroy German U-Boats.

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