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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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9250lb Cylindrical Anti-Dam Mine or 'Bouncing Bomb'.

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 66/O/1192

This is a replica of the famous ‘bouncing bomb’ used by No. 617 Squadron to destroy dams in the Ruhr Valley.

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First loop - AC2 Baerlin

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6373

1941 BBC recording, in which a trainee pilot describes his first aerobatic manoeuvre in a Tiger Moth aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Katherine Jean DuPlat-Taylor, 14 November 2017

Film & Sound, X008-4758

Katherine DuPlat-Taylor served as a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) clerk special duties during the Second World War, including postings to RAF Duxford, RAF Coltishall, RAF Blakelaw and Dover Castle.

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Mountain Rescue Badge, Blue/Grey

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X004-5278

Formed during the Second World War, the RAF's Mountain Rescue Service provides search and rescue capabilities primarily for the recovery of crashed aircrews in difficult terrain.

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Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 21 Numbers 983-1043

Library, In Storage, PR03728

Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Summaries Volume 21 Numbers 983-1043. Covers the period August-September 1943.

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 21 Numbers 983-1043 | PR03728

Combination Suit, Mechanics, B/G, Ptn 1930s

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 65/U/449

With fuel, oils and the residues of their use being ever present on an aircraft, the combination suit is an essential item of protective clothing for anyone working on an airframe or engine.

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United Nations Blue Beret

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X008-4705

United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces have worn the distinctive blue beret and helmet since the mid-1950s. Based on the colour of the UN flag, it aids recognition of UN personnel deployed to areas of conflict in support of the UN in promoting stability, security and the peace process.

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RAF Mobile Catering Support Unit, badge, Ptn 1990s

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X004-0113

Badge of RAF Mobile Catering Support Unit, the unit has been providing meals to service personnel on exercises and operations since 1975.

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RAF, Mk. 10, Immersion Suit worn by Gp Capt Bob Iveson, 1982

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, 1993/0606/U

Immersion suits are worn by pilots in case they have to eject over water. Bob Iveson wore this Immersion Suit when flying Hawker-Siddeley Harriers during the Falklands Conflict, 1982.

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