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Rolls-Royce Griffon 57A

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1951-1971, In Storage, 71/E/306

A 2,500 horsepower inline 12-cylinder aero engine, sectioned and exploded for instructional use; left and right hand tractor drive to contra-rotating props. Electric starter; for use on Avro Shackleton. Modified from 57 to 57A standard.

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Recorded interview with Michael John Alderton, 23 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/020

Recorded interview with Mike Alderton, who flew as an air engineer in Hercules and VC10 aircraft, including the 1974 Cyprus evacuation, the 1982 Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Peter Michael Goodwin, 17 September 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6788

Peter Goodwin was a pilot in Venom and Javelin aircraft in the UK, Malta, Aden and Germany. As a civilian, he was a hostage in Iraq in 1990 and 1991.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Brian Spurway, 29 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6800

Brian Spurway trained as an apprentice airframe fitter at RAF Halton and worked on Hunter, Dakota and Hastings aircraft and as an air engineer in Hastings and Hercules transport aircraft.

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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 Senior Aircraftsman Katie Vickers, 1 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/005

Katie Vickers served with 1 Air Mobility Wing, UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron and Joint Helicopter Support Squadron in Chinook helicopter operations in the UK, Mali and the Falkland Islands.

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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 Squadron Leader Sherry McBain, 4 February 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5697

Sherry McBain was an RAF nurse with the Critical Care Air Support Team (CCAST), evacuating casualties from Afghanistan. She participated in operations following Hurricane Irma and during the Covid pandemic.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Alec Cecil, 1 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/006

Alec Cecil served with 1 Air Mobility Wing, Joint Helicopter Support Unit and later Squadron in the UK, the Falkland Islands, at sea with the Royal Navy and in Afghanistan.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Richard William Hilling, 20 July 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4791

Interview with Dick Hilling, who served as an RAF psychiatric nurse. During the 1991 Gulf War he worked with psychiatric casualties and, with Gordon Turnbull, with released prisoners of war.

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