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Tirpitz Anchor Chain Link

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1944, London, Hangar Five, 1992/0381/C

The Tirpitz was the largest battleship in the German Navy’s fleet with a loaded displacement of 52,600 tons. This single link of the anchor chain, which alone weighs 66lbs / 30kg was presented to the RAF Chief of the Air Staff by the Royal Norwegian Air Force on 9 June 1992.

Large metal link from anchor chain, light brown, IAIN DUNCAN

Tirpitz Bulkhead

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-NOV 1944, London, Hangar Five, X002-9495

This decorated bulkhead, recovered from the engine room of the Tirpitz, was presented to the RAF.

Section of bulkhead from the battleship Tirpitz, painted with image of two naval vessels and a Kriegsmarine flag, RAF Museum / IAIN DUNCAN

Papers of Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed, 1942-1995

Archives, 1942-1995, In Storage, X008-9272

Collection of papers comprising of a flying log book, scrap book, miscellaneous letters, periodicals and photographs.

Papers of Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed, 1942-1995 | X008-9272

North American Harvard IIB

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1968, London, Hangar Three/Four, 85/A/1356

The North American Harvard trainer was built in great numbers with 17096 being produced. By the end of the Second World War over 5000 had been supplied to British and Commonwealth Air Forces.

Overhead view of yellow aircraft, with black top nose section and long glass canopy, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Flying Officer K.W.S. Tarrant DFC - Hudson's amazing escape

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1839

Flying Officer Tarrant explains how his Hudson aircraft hit a rock in a Norwegian fjord and returned to an airfield in the United Kingdom, despite having sustained substantial damage.

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Wing Commander J. Davenport

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1987

Recording in which Wing Commander Davenport describes an air attack on a German shipping convoy.

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Beaufort pilot and navigator

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6376

Recording in which a Beaufort pilot and his Canadian navigator give an account of a torpedo attack on a German pocket battleship off the coast of Norway.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Becky Woolley, 29 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5677

Interview with Becky Woolley, who served as an RAF doctor in various locations, including the Middle East, the Caribbean, Indonesia and Mali. She comments on her experience of Chinook helicopters.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Tony Barker, 5 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/008

Interview with Tony Barker, who served as ground crew on Phantom aircraft and Wessex, Puma and Chinook helicopters in the UK, including Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Caribbean.

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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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