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de Havilland Mosquito B.35

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1959, London, Hangar Five, 1994/1351/A

This Mosquito is a late bomber variant. It was built at the end of the Second World War, and served with No 98 Squadron in Germany in 1950-51 before being replaced by Vampire fighter-bombers.

Side view of aircraft with green and dark grey camouflaged upper surfaces and a pale grey underside, (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Lockheed Hercules C3

Aircraft & Exhibits, AUG 1967-AUG 2011, Cosford, External Display, X005-5969

First flown as a prototype for the United States Air Force in August 1954, the C-130 Hercules, as a troop transport, disaster relief and aerial tanker aircraft has been a mainstay of the RAF transport fleet since the late 1960s (along with those of many other air forces); it has seen extensive operational use including the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Large green-painted, four-engined high wing transport aircraft, © RAF Museum / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Hawker Siddeley Andover E3A

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1967-1994, Cosford, External Display, 1994/1475/A

The Andover was developed from the Avro 748 airliner to meet the requirement for Short Take-off & Landing (STOL) transport aircraft to operate in the trooping, paratrooping, airdropping, freighting and casevac roles. The modified aircraft incorporates a hydraulic kneeling arrangement in the main undercarriage to allow the rear loading door to adjust to any truckbed height.

Side on view of twin turboprop medium transport aircraft in white and red colour scheme with RAF roundels, Royal Air Force Museum

Memoranda concerning provision of spectators' enclosures during the visit to RAF Thorney Island by HM Queen Elizabeth II, July 1964

Archives, In Storage, A123

This memoranda contains instructions to be followed by Officers' families and civilian staff in preparation for a visit to RAF Thorney Island by the Queen.

Memoranda concerning provision of spectators' enclosures during the visit to RAF Thorney Island by HM Queen Elizabeth II, Crown ©

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Tim Pembrey, 21 March 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/001

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Tim Pembrey, who flew as co-pilot and captain in Hercules aircraft with 24 and 70 Squadrons during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Max Roberts, 23 April 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/025

Recorded interview with Max Roberts, who served as a pilot in Hercules aircraft, including training in air-to-air refuelling for long-range airdrop sorties to the task force during the Falklands War.

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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 Squadron Leader William Ragg, 3 July 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/017

Interview with Bill Ragg, who flew as air quartermaster and air loadmaster in Hastings and Hercules aircraft. His experience includes air drop operations, the Falklands War and humanitarian aid operations.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Brynach Lewis, 30 November 2016

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3348

Recorded interview with Bryn Lewis, who served as an RAF meteorological air observer during the Second World War and as a navigator in Shackleton and Vulcan aircraft following the war.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Ken Edmonds, 28 April 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7339

Interview with Ken Edmonds, who served as a navigator in Canberra and Valiant aircraft, including participation in nuclear weapons tests in Australia and the Pacific as part of Operation Grapple.

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