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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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Wing Commander Baird Smith - Vegesack raid

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1979

Recording in which Wing Commander Baird Smith gives his impressions of United States Army Air Force bombing operations after flying on a raid as a passenger.

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The story of Pat Thornton Brown as told to Sir Ken Adam by his widow, Betty Mulcahy.

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6723

Betty Mulcahy remembers how her husband, Typhoon pilot Squadron Leader Patrick Thornton-Brown, was shot down and killed. She remembers being told of his death and her life after his loss.

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Fun Helped Them Fight (from 'Bunk' portfolio) by Eduardo Paolozzi, lithograph

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05373

While in the late-1940s austerity measures persisted in Britain, American commodities and advertising, by contrast, reflected the USA’s economic and cultural dominance. They also reflected America’s popular imagination inspired by the emerging jet and space age.

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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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De Havilland presents the Mosquito

Film & Sound, FC91/93

Film on the de Havilland Mosquito aircraft, illustrating the aeroplane’s concept, design, construction and operational roles. These include passenger flights with British Overseas Airways, bombing, reconnaissance, nightfighting and maritime strike.

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American views on air power: Two papers by General Carl Spaatz and Professor Edward Mead Earle

Library, In Storage, 007404

Unknown edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 238 ‘American views on air power: Two papers by General Carl Spaatz and Professor Edward Mead Earle’. Issued by the Directorate of Command and Staff Training, Air Ministry November 1947. (Reprinted March 1949)

Grey blue coloured cover of booklet with text in black. With brown border visible on three sides, Royal Air Force Museum

RAF experiences - Ploesti raid: Squadron Leader Barwell

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1980

Recording in which Squadron Leader Barwell gives a first-hand account of a raid on the Ploesti oil production facilities.

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The Bastard Word Studies by Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press, graphite on Fabriano paper

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, X008-7568

Fiona Banner's art explores the relationship between language and conflict. Her suite of drawings, The Bastard Word Studies, signifies how the failure of language fuels war.

The Bastard Word Studies by Fiona Banner, graphite on paper, 2006-7., Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press / RAF Museum

USAAF Type M-3 Flak Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1986/0307/U

Head injuries to aircrew were usually serious and frequently fatal. Adopted in 1943, the M-3 featured cut outs over the ears and hinged flaps to accommodate the headphones built into flying helmets.

Green flak helmet with chin strap, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan