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Two Czech pilots on Berlin raid

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6391

Two Czech pilots each describe an attack on Berlin through heavy anti-aircraft fire. They describe the sight of the city on fire and express satisfaction with the damage done.

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Squadron Leader H. Price - Bombing Berlin

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6396

Recording in which Squadron Leader Price, a Wellington pilot, gives an account of a night raid on Berlin.

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Squadron Leader Fowler - raid on Berlin

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1977

Recording in which Squadron Leader Fowler describes the scene over Berlin during a night raid as the city burned but with little anti-aircraft fire and no night fighters present.

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Czech pilot - raids on Emden, Berlin, Bremen etc.

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1998

Recording in which a Czech bomber pilot describes raids over Berlin, Emden, Bremen, Brest and Munster.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Brian Burgess, 10 December 2021

Film & Sound, X008-5688

Brian Burgess joined the RAF Police in the 1960s. He served in the UK, Singapore and in Berlin, guarded nuclear weapons and provided cover for a civilian fire brigade strike.

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Flight Lieutenant Ercoland DSO - rescue of a Wellington crew

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1857

Flight Lieutenant Ercoland, a Wellington pilot, gives his account of a raid on Berlin, and his subsequent ditching in the English Channel.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arthur Spencer, 22 May 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7423

Arthur Spencer was a navigator in Lancaster bomber aircraft of 97 Squadron, including raids on Peenemünde and Berlin. In Dakota transport aircraft, he participated in the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949.

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Squadron Leader Sharp

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6352

Recording in which Squadron Leader Sharp gives an account of a raid on Berlin, during which he flew at very low altitude to avoid searchlights and anti-aircraft fire.

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Daylight raid on Berlin

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1958

Recording in which a bomber crewman describes a daylight raid on Berlin, with little opposition from ground fire or fighters.

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Flying Officer Hill - raid on Berlin

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6438

Recording in which Flying Officer Hill describes his experiences as a wireless operator during raids on Berlin.

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