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Papers of Squadron Leader Arthur Edwin Smith, 1930-1944

Archives, In Storage, X008-5383

A collection of commemorative books, a newspaper cutting and ephemera.

Papers of Squadron Leader Arthur Edwin Smith, 1930-1944 | X008-5383

Recorded interview with Wing Commander Piers Morrell, 7 July 2023

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7383

Piers Morrell was an RAF musician and Director of Music. He remembers the funerals of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, and the coronation of King Charles III.

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Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Terence Myers, 4 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/012

Recorded interview with Terence Myers, who completed RAF national service as a cook. He describes his training and his role in catering for German prisoners on the Isle of Man.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Neil Gibson Harris, 4 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6797

Recorded interview with Neil Harris, who served as a navigator in Halifax aircraft during the Second World War and subsequently in Avro Lincolns before he retrained as a fighter controller.

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Recorded interview with Chief Technician Neil Logan Cairns, 16 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6799

Neil Cairns served as an engine fitter on Blue Steel missiles and Canberra, Shackleton, Nimrod and Hawk aircraft in the UK and Germany. He later became an instructor at Halton.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Clifford Moon, 18 July 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3376

Recorded interview with Cliff Moon, who was a survival equipment fitter from 1985 to 1999. During this time he served in the Middle East, Ploče in Croatia and Northern Ireland.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Christopher Elliott, 28 November 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5611

Chris Elliott served as a drill instructor at RAF Halton and represented the RAF at tug-of-war. He gives detail on his role as a drill instructor and in competitive tug-of-war.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Gerard Jennings, 23 October 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5622

Interview with Ged Jennings, who was an engine fitter on Canberra and Tornado aircraft from 1978 to 1991. His account covers his work at various UK bases and in Germany.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Beth Yates, 19 October 2021

Film & Sound, X008-5686

Interview with Beth Yates, who served with RAF Medical Services in the Falkland Islands, supported the RAF’s response to the Covid pandemic and served with the RAF Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Mark Bastable, 21 May 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4847

Interview with Mark Bastable, who served as an RAF engine technician on Canberra, Victor and Tornado aircraft, including support for the Victors’ air-to-air refuelling operations during the 1982 Falklands War.

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