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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Chris Collins, 12 June 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9947

Chris Collins was an officer in the RAF Police, serving at a number of different locations in the United Kingdom, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Iraq, Afghanistan and the United States.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Seb Davey, 20 May 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5669

Seb Davey served as an RAF pilot in C130J and A400M transport aircraft, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and flew the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Dakota and Lancaster.

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Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Norman Hurst, 15 March 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4830

Norman Hurst completed national service with the RAF. He remembers being a clerk in the Transport Command Operations Room, training as a plotter at RAF Bawdsey and the Berlin Airlift.

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Recorded interview with Master Aircrew Bob Pountney, 28 April 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5666

Bob Pountney served as an air quartermaster in Britannia transport aircraft and a winchman in Whirlwind, Wessex and Sea King helicopters. He describes various aspects of search and rescue operations.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Anne-Marie Houghton, 23 November 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4753

Interview with Anne-Marie Houghton, who served as a navigator in Hercules and E-3 Sentry aircraft. She was involved in operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan and commanded 54 Squadron.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Ian Shiells, 27 February 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9937

Ian Shiells trained as a workshop technician before commissioning as an officer. As a navigator he flew in Phantom aircraft, Puma helicopters, Hercules transport aircraft and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft.

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Recorded interview with David Bright, 24 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/009

Recorded interview with David Bright, who flew as air engineer in Hercules aircraft during the 1970s, including evacuation from Cyprus, humanitarian aid flights in Nepal and work with airborne forces.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Matt Haslam, 20 June 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9922

Matt Haslam describes his experience as an RAF nurse with the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) in Afghanistan. He explains the MERT’s role in casualty evacuation flights, using Chinook helicopters.

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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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