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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell, 7 December 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5660

Dave Waring was an RAF pilot in Whirlwind and Puma helicopters, serving in various locations. During the 1991 Gulf War he was an air liaison officer with the British Army.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Thomas Francis Neil, 8 December 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3325

Tom Neil served as a pilot in Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft during the Battle of Britain and after in the UK and Malta during and after the Second World War.

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Recording of a lecture on black Second World War pilots given at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, part two, 1 October 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/53

Lecture given by General Benjamin Davis, Alfred ‘Chief’ Anderson and Lee A Archer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, on the achievements of black American pilots.

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning Armoured Windscreen

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1943, Cosford, Hangar Three, X005-6968

This windscreen was recovered from RAF Atcham, near Shrewsbury. Atcham was used by the United States Army Air Force as a Combat Crew Replacement Centre where recently arrived fighter pilots would learn to fly in European weather conditions before joining an active squadron.

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Recording of a speech made by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris at a Bomber Command reunion held in London, 13 May 1978

Film & Sound, X005-6731

Speech by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris to Bomber Command veterans, covering the bombing campaign and its significance in the outcome of the Second World War.

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Recording of a lecture on black Second World War pilots given at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, part one, 1 October 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/52

Lecture given by General Benjamin Davis, Alfred ‘Chief’ Anderson and Lee A. Archer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, on the achievements of black American pilots.

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Operation Manna Decorative Tile

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945, London, Hangar Five, 1987/1402/C

From the winter of 1944 to 1945 the Netherlands suffered from famine conditions. In the closing days of the war, a truce was arranged with occupying German forces to allow aircraft from the RAF and US Army Air Force to drop food to the starving population. Between 29 April and 7 May, 11,000 tonnes of food was delivered, saving many lives.

A woman and child wave, standing next to barbed wire, wave at Allied aircraft dropping supplies, RAF Museum

P-51 Mustang Canopy

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 71/A/508

Canopy rail from a P-51 Mustang flown by Captain Howard ‘Pete’ Wiggins, who joined the USAAF in 1942. As part of the US Army 8th Air Force, Howard Wiggins flew fighter aircraft such as P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts on bomber escort missions from bases in the UK.

Aircraft canopy on a stand, broken glass, two metal arches, metal surround, blue paint and rusting, Iain Duncan

USAAF Type M-1 Flak Vest

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1986/0275/U

During 1942, 70% of USAAF aircrew casualties were due to flak and other low speed projectiles. After flak vests were introduced, fatality rates of bomber crews were reduced by 50% and injuries by 70%.

Side view of a protective vest in three sections covering the back, chest, abdomen and groin displayed on a mannequin. An adjustable waist belt is visible as is a red fabric handle to aid emergency removal of the garment, RAF Museum

35 Wing, 1944

Archives, In Storage, X003-8865/005

This report covers work of 35 Wing during the battle in and around the Falaise pocket in July and August 1944.

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