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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Brian Henley, 27 July 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9952

Brian Henley served as a navigator in Phantom aircraft in the UK and Germany during the 1970s. He then flew Tornado GR1 aircraft as an instructor and with 617 Squadron.

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Control Column, Avro type

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1920-1940, Cosford, Hangar Two, X004-9238

Length of rectangular profile timber with seven holes (for steel bracket) one end and turned along its length and with a single hand grip the other. As fitted to the Avro 504K trainer aircraft to control the aircraft's ailerons and rudders.

Length of rectangular profile timber turned along its length with a single hand grip at the end, Royal Air Force Museum

Percival Provost T.1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1979, Cosford, Hangar Four, 84/A/1184

Adopted as the RAF’s basic trainer in 1953, the Provost T.1 remained in service in that role until replaced by a development of the design, the Jet Provost, in 1961.

Grey painted metal single engine monoplane, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Apprentice Technicians - RAF Style

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-4059

Film illustrating the range of technical specialisations open through the RAF’s apprenticeships. Various RAF aircraft are shown and the opportunity to participate in a range of recreational activities is highlighted.

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Hawker Hart Trainer

Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1935-SEP 1943, In Storage, 71/A/1415

This aircraft was built in 1935 by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd. After a brief flying career with No. 2 Flying Training School, it was placed in storage in 1938.

Yellow-coloured bi-plane aircraft with RAF roundels, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Scottish Aviation Jetstream T Mk 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X003-3610

The Jetstream served as the RAF’s standard multi-engined pilot trainer for many years, and was the last aircraft of Handley Page design in RAF service, though a few still fly with the Royal Navy.

Small twin-turboprop aircraft with red and white fuselage., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Recorded interview with Chief Technician Peter Rees Morgan, 4 May 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3359

Recorded interview with Peter Morgan, who was an armourer from 1983 to the 2000s. He participated in the 1991 Gulf War and in Operations Warden, Deny Flight and Allied Force.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Michael John William Napier, 1 December 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3323

Recorded interview with Mike Napier, who served as an RAF pilot in Tornado GR.1 aircraft in Germany and as a tactics instructor in Hawk aircraft during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Recorded account of RAF service by Aubrey Venables, circa 2000

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6779

Recorded account of RAF service by Aubrey Venables, who joined the RAF in 1934 as an apprentice clerk and served in various administrative and leadership roles until retirement in 1966.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Richard Northcote, 23 January 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6784/002

Recorded interview with Richard Northcote, who served as a pilot in Hawker Hunter and Phantom aircraft, including an exchange tour with the US Air Force and command of 74 Squadron.

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