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Anti-aircraft guns in action during an air raid on Malta, c. 1941

Photographs, In Storage, P002783

This photograph shows British anti-aircraft guns in action during an air raid on the island of Malta during the Second World War. The islands was a British fortress and essential to the war effort. The RAF operated from airfields to try and protect it.

Black and white photograph with anti-aircraft guns firing during an air raid, RAF Museum / Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset

Recorded account of the first flight from the United Kingdom to India, made by Group Captain Robert Halley, 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/63

Recorded account of the first flight from the United Kingdom to India. Group Captain Robert ‘Jock’ Halley gives the background to the flight before describing the journey and problems encountered.

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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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Recording of an interview with William Patrick Elms, part two, 26 June 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/12

Interview with William Elms, covering his interwar service in Malta, work for Imperial Airways and work as an instructor at Halton and Henlow.

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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

Recording of an interview with William Patrick Elms, part one, 26 June 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/11

Interview with William Patrick Elms, who served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force between 1908 and 1929.

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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 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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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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