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Southwell Material reel two

Film & Sound, In Storage, X004-9319

Film illustrating the recreational possibilities for RAF personnel at RAF Salalah in Oman. A local dignitary is seen arriving by Vickers Viking aircraft and Hunter and Beverley aircraft also appear.

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Southwell Material reel one

Film & Sound, In Storage, X004-9318

Film illustrating RAF aircraft movements at RAF Salalah in Oman. Aircraft seen include Gloster Meteor reconnaissance aircraft, Vickers Viking and Percival Pembroke passenger aircraft and a Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft.

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Westland Wessex HC.2

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1964-2002, In Storage, X003-3615

Produced as a turbine-powered development of the American Sikorsky S-58, the initial British production version was the Wessex HAS Mk 1 for the Royal Navy, entering service in 1961. First flown in January 1962, the RAF variant, the HC Mk 2, was a high-performance development of the Mk 1, with two coupled Bristol Siddeley Gnome turboshaft engines. It was intended for transport, ambulance and general purpose duties, including carrying 16 fully-equipped troops or a 4000lb underslung load (such as a 105mm Pak Howitzer) and ground assault with Nord SS-11 anti-tank missiles and machine guns. It entered service, with No 18 Squadron at RAF Odiham, in January 1964, with 71 delivered. The HC Mk 2 became a familiar sight on anti-terrorist operations in Northern Ireland, and supported UN Peacekeeping forces in Cyprus.

Westland Wessex HC2, green coloured helicopter, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Recorded interview with Wing Commander Martin Elis Bee, 13 November 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/006

Martin Bee served as a pilot in Hawker Hunter, Lightning and U-2 aircraft. He comments on various aspects of Lightning operations, and his roles as a flight and squadron commander.

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