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Recorded account of RAF service by Gordon Cormie, 1980s

Film & Sound, X005-6728

Gordon Cormie, who was a navigator in Wellington bombers with 40 Squadron, recalls being shot down during a raid on Bucharest, and his subsequent experiences as a prisoner of war.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Ken Painter, 10 September 2012

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6727

Ken Painter flew Beaufighters with 47 Squadron in the Mediterranean before being shot down and taken prisoner. He comments on various aspects of Beaufighter operations and life as a prisoner.

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Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X008-8787

The DFC was awarded to Hendry on completion of a tour of operations and following his navigating a severely disabled aircraft back to the UK after severe icing resulted in the loss of engines and height over enemy territory.

Medal bar comprising: DFC, 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star (France-Germany clasp), Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, RAF Museum

Short Stirling Mk I of No. 218 Squadron, being loaded with mines, 1943

Photographs, In Storage, P016020

Short Stirling Mk I (EF353 HA-C) of No. 218 Squadron, close-up rear port side view, loading mines, 1943.

Short Stirling (EF353 HA-C), close-up rear port side view, with mines on bomb trolleys awaiting loading, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset / RAF Museum

Short Stirling Mk I of No. 218 Squadron, being loaded with mines, 1943

Photographs, In Storage, P016021

Short Stirling Mk I of No. 218 Squadron, close-up view of mines being winched up into the aircraft's bomb bay, 1943.

Short Stirling, close-up view of mines being winched up into the aircraft's bomb bay, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset / RAF Museum

Close-up view of mines being loaded aboard a Short Stirling, 1943

Photographs, In Storage, P016022

Short Stirling Mk I of No. 218 Squadron, close-up view of mines being winched up into the aircraft's bomb bay, 1943.

Short Stirling, close-up view of mines being winched up into the aircraft's bomb bay, Crown / RAF Museum

Bell HU-1 Iroquois, USAF, lowering a dog to the ground, Vietnam

Photographs, In Storage, PC75/2/6031

Bell UH-1 Iroquois, in flight. This particular UH-1 is USAF and is lowering a dog to the ground, Vietnam, n.d.

helicopter hovering above jungle, with a dog being lowered to the ground by rope, RAF Museum

RAF, Type G.28 Camera Gun

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 72/I/1640

Gun cameras could be used to record combat or, in the case of this G.28 ‘Lewis’ type gun camera, used to train air gunners in the vital skill of sighting their weapon against a moving target.

pistol grip and trigger mounted to frame resembling gun barrel , with camera mounted within a drum cotainer above. Spade handle grip at rear., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Wing Commander John Anthony Ward, 3 February 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/016

John Ward flew Lightning aircraft in the UK and Cyprus, and as an instructor. He flew F106 aircraft in the United States. He supported Falklands War and Gulf War operations.

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Recorded interview with Air Commodore John Mitchell and Air Vice Marshal Leslie Phipps, 25 February 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/017

John Mitchell and Les Phipps discuss their experience of the early development of the Lightning in RAF service. This includes various aspects of the Lightning’s capabilities, including weapons and interception.

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