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Bristol Britannia 312

Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 1957-31 MAY 1984, Cosford, External Display, 84/A/740

Designed to a 1947 specification for a medium-range airliner for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, the Britannia prototype made its first flight on 16 August 1952. A long-range version, the Series 300 as pictured, was developed for trans-Atlantic service and entered service on the London-New York route on 19 December 1957.

Four engine transport aircraft in white RAF Transport Command finish with blue 'cheat line', © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Daily Express Air Pageant, 23 July 1949

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/64/4

Film taken at the Daily Express international air pageant, held at Gatwick Airport, shows Spitfire, Vampire, Stampe, Sunderland, Superfortress, Dakota, Cierva Skeeter and Pitts Special aircraft displaying over the airfield.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Jeff Glover, 21 October 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7356

Interview with Jeff Glover, who served as an RAF Harrier GR3 pilot during the 1982 Falklands War. He remembers how he was shot down and taken prisoner by Argentinean forces.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Alan Edward Hotchkiss, 9 September 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6787

Recorded interview with Group Captain Alan Hotchkiss, who served as a pilot in Hastings, Valetta and Hercules transport aircraft in the UK and the Far East, including the Malayan Emergency.

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Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX PM651/7758M

Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1945-MAR 1995, X001-3441

The Spitfire PR.XIX was the last variant of the aircraft to see service with the RAF. Unarmed, it was designed as a photographic reconnaissance aircraft.

Side view of a Spitfire XIX photo reconnaissance aircraft a, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan