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Handley Page Hampden TB Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-04 SEP 1942, In Storage, 1994/1340/A

An RAF crew were flying this Hampden, a torpedo bomber variant, to the Soviet Union to help protect Arctic convoys, when it was shot down by German fighters on 5 September 1942.

Handley Page Hampden, RAF Museum / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Westland Lysander Mk. III

Aircraft & Exhibits, AUG 1940-1971, In Storage, 74/A/21

Westland Lysanders are best known for transporting secret agents to and from occupied France during the Second World War. This Lysander first flew with No. 255 Squadron in 1940, but later flew with No. 161 (Special Duties) Squadron from October 1944.

Port side view of Westland Lysander on a white background., RAF Museum

Hawker Tempest TT.5

Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571

The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.

Hawker Tempest on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Westland Gazelle HT.3

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1973-1996, In Storage, X003-2247

Built 1973 by Westland Helicopters Ltd of Weston-Super Mare in Somerset as a Gazelle HT Mk3, this aircraft is one of 32 Gazelles delivered to the Royal Air Force. Others served with the Army Air Corps and Fleet Air Arm.

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Shawbury Flypast: Vol. 2 No. 4 September 1949 Battle of Britain "At Home"

Library, In Storage, X004-2740

Shawbury Flypast Volume 2, Number 4. Battle of Britain "At Home". September 1949.

Front cover of Shawbury Flypast Volume. 2 No. 4 September 1949 Battle of Britain "At Home", Crown ©

Recorded interview with Raymond Hankin, 18 June 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6750

Recorded interview with Ray Hankin, who served as an air traffic control operations clerk at RAF Debden during his national service. He describes the role and operations from RAF Debden.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Bryan Thomas Mitchell, 19 May 2016

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3338

Bryan Mitchell served as an RAF movements and logistics officer. He was involved in the development of computer systems and policy, and also commanded the European Fighter Aircraft Development Wing.

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Recorded interview with Naomi Barnett, 16 September 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9915

Naomi Barnett was the first woman to fly solo with a university air squadron. She later served as an RAF air traffic controller and trained as a civilian airline pilot.

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Recorded interview with Master Aircrew Paul Gibson, 26 May 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7343/006/001

Paul Gibson was a loadmaster with 18 Squadron in Bravo November, the only Chinook helicopter to survive the sinking of the cargo ship Atlantic Conveyor, during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Steve Carr, 20 January 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5692

Steve Carr served as an RAF pilot in Wessex and Chinook helicopters from 1985 to 2004. During the 2003 Iraq War he landed Royal Marines on the Al Faw peninsula.

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