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Vickers Valetta C.2 (VX577) of 70 Squadron at Malta, n.d.

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/139/98

The Vickers Valetta was designed as a military transport version of the Vickers Viking to specification C.9/46 with more powerful Bristol Hercules radial engines.

Side view of a light-coloured monoplane on the ground, RAF Museum

de Havilland Vampires (WL501, WL551, WL518, WL506, WL515 and WG868) of 73 Squadron in flight over Malta, June 1952

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/173/6480/8

The De Havilland DH.100 Vampire was designed to specification E.6/41 and originally named Spidercrab. The prototype first flew in 1943 and the Vampire F.1 entered RAF service in 1946.

Six silver jets flying in line over a coast, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Leonard Payne, 11 June 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9946

Leonard Payne was an RAF storeman during the 1950s, including service at RAF Topcliffe, RAF Kinloss, a detachment to Malta and at sea onboard His Majesty’s Air Force Vessel Bridlington.

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Pilot's flying log book of Air Vice Marshal Henry Algernon Vickers Hogan, 1937-1943

Archives, In Storage, AC94/2/4

Henry Hogan was a member of the Long Range Development Units, that in December 1938 broke the world non-stop distance record by flying from Ismailia, Egypt to Darwin, Australia. The aircraft that Hogan was piloting did not make Darwin, it landed in West Timor being short of fuel.

Pilot's flying log book, Crown

Recorded interview with Sergeant Geoff Supple, 24 February 2023

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7375

Interview with Geoff Supple, who served as an RAF aircraft instrument mechanic working on Vulcan bomber aircraft with 101 Squadron at RAF Waddington and Chipmunk training aircraft at RAF Bicester.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Tony Smith, 6 October 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7354

Interview with Tony Smith, who served as an RAF navigator in Canberra, Valiant and Victor bomber aircraft. He describes his experience of operating each aircraft type during the Cold War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Bernard Alan Lacy, 6 April 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4834

Interview with Alan Lacy, who served as an RAF pilot in Sunderland flying boats during the Second World War. He describes attacks on German U-boats in the Bay of Biscay.

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Recorded interview with Air Vice Marshal Andrew Roberts, 26 February 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4827

Interview with Andrew Roberts, who served as a pilot in Shackleton and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft in the UK and Malta. He commanded 236 Operational Conversion Unit and RAF Kinloss.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Trevor Jackson, 28 November 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4755

Interview with Trevor Jackson, who served in non-commissioned and commissioned administrative and secretarial roles. This includes time with 16 Squadron, operating Buccaneers in Germany, and work as a personal assistant.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader James Vinales, 20 April 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4784

Recorded interview with Jim Vinales, who served as a navigator in Canberra, Vulcan and Buccaneer aircraft, including participation in Operation Black Buck from Ascension Island during the 1982 Falklands War.

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