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Far East Flying Boat Wing Sunderland footage, 1947 to 1958

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5631

Short Sunderland flying boats are seen in the air, on shore and on the water while operating as part of the RAF’s Far East Flying Boat Wing during the 1950s.

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Recorded interview with Barry Weston, 5 February 2016

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3328

Recorded interview with Barry Weston, who served as a pilot in Hastings transport aircraft operating from the UK and Sunderland flying boats in the Far East, including Malaya and Korea.

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United Nations Service Medal for Korea

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1993/0343/D

The United Nations Service Medal was the first international award created by the United Nations and was awarded to military service member of the Armed Force, allied with South Korea, who participated in the defense of South Korea from North Korea between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954 for a minimum of 30 days.

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Ground crew at work on a Supermarine Spitfire XIVE aboard HMS Vindex, Iwakuni, Japan, September 1946

Photographs, In Storage, P019205

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the RAF provided aircraft and personnel to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force for Japan.

Top view of ground crew working on a Spitfire aircraft, Crown

RAF 68ft High Speed Launch 2705 in Japan, 1946

Photographs, In Storage, P028389

The RAF operated High Speed Launches (HSLs) to service their flying boats. This picture was taken in Japan, most likely Kure, in 1946.

Men stand on the deck of a boat, with wrecked warships in the background, © RAF Museum