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Supermarine Stranraer 920/CF-BXO

Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1940-AUG 1966, London, Hangar Three/Four, 70/A/645

The Stranraer was the final development of the Southampton flying boat to be put into production and was one of the world’s last biplane flying boats. The Museum's example served in Canada during the Second World War.

Supermarine Stranraer on display at Hendon, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Heinkel He 111

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1947, London, Hangar Five, 78/A/1033

The Heinkel He 111, a German twin-engined medium bomber, was used extensively in the late 1930s and early years of the Second World War. Like many Luftwaffe military aircraft, its development was concealed by claiming it was for high-speed commercial transport.

Side view of an aircraft with a camouflaged upper and a turquoise underside; a cross and swastika painted on the fuselage and, © RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Peter Gregory, 17 June 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/015

Peter Gregory served as a pilot in Hercules aircraft between 1975 and 1989. His experience includes Belize, Cyprus, Singapore, Gibraltar, support for airborne forces and Exercise Red Flag in Nevada.

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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 Wing Commander John Paige, 24 June 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5606

Interview with John Paige, who served as an air traffic controller during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, including various RAF bases in the UK and tours in Bosnia and Afghanistan.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Malcolm John Lewendon, 26 February 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/023

Recorded interview with Malcolm Lewendon, who served as a pilot in Hercules aircraft during the 1970s and 1980s. His experience included the 1974 Cyprus evacuation and the 1982 Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Geoff Collins, tape one, 3 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/004

Recorded interview with Wing Commander Geoff Collins, who flew as a navigator in Hercules aircraft between 1972 and 1989, including an exchange tour in Canada, the Falkland Islands and Ethiopia.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Anthony Eley, 16 January 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4816

Tony Eley served as an RAF doctor at RAF Leconfield and later with 4626 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, including participation in the 1991 Gulf War.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Ian Mollan, 11 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5672

Interview with Ian Mollan, who served as an RAF doctor specialising in aeromedical evacuation and occupational medicine. He explains his responsibility for aeromedical evacuation from Afghanistan and around the world.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Stanley Bellman, 4 December 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5659

Interview with Stan Bellman, who served as an RAF electrician in the UK and with 173 Squadron, operating Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, in the Middle East during the Second World War.

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