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Squadron Leader J.J. Thompson - Capture of a U-Boat

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6397

Recording in which Squadron Leader Thompson of 269 Squadron explains how he and his Hudson crew captured a German U-Boat (U-570) in the Atlantic on 27 August 1941.

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Squadron Leader Campbell - Coastal Command

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6338

Recording in which Squadron Leader Campbell gives an overview of the range of tasks undertaken by Coastal Command, emphasising the highly skilled nature of Coastal Command crews.

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Bombing of a U-Boat by the Captain of a Coastal Command aircraft (Squadron Leader Gibson)

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-1791

Squadron Leader Gibson describes the sinking of a U-Boat and a 17 year old girl gives an account of one of the first air raids on the United Kingdom.

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Coastal Command - Attack on submarine (Squadron Leader Thompson)

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6399

Recording in which Squadron Leader Thompson gives an account of an attack on a U-boat on the surface.

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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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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader John Cairns and Group Captain John Platt, 23 January 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4820

John Cairns and John Platt served as an Air Electronics Operator and navigator respectively in Shackleton and Nimrod aircraft. They describe their shared experience of operations in maritime patrol aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Tim Daunton and Squadron Leader Natalie Feeney, 2 December 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5628/001

Interview with Tim Daunton and Natalie Feeney, pilot and navigator respectively on XIII Squadron, operating Reaper aircraft at the time of the interview. They discuss various aspects of Reaper operations.

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Recorded interview with Leading Aircraftsman John William Mitchell, 13 October 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/015

Recorded interview with John Mitchell, who completed RAF national service as an airframe rigger. He was posted to 216 Squadron at Fayid in Egypt, where he worked on Valetta aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Paul Cornhill, 6 August 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7418

Paul Cornhill trained as an apprentice avionics technician at RAF Cosford. He then worked on Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft at RAF St Mawgan and Tornado GR1 aircraft at RAF Marham.

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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1

Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 1970-JUL 2011, Cosford, External Display, X006-1343

The Nimrod maritime reconnaissance aircraft was derived from the Comet airliner. It originally entered RAF service in 1969 in MR1 variant to replace the Avro Shackleton. From 1979 35 aircraft were upgraded to the improved MR2 standard. Nimrod continued in service until 2010 when its successor, the MRA4 was cancelled. The aircraft was modified to carry wing-mounted Sidewinder air-air missiles for self -defence during the Falklands conflict in 1982 were known as the ‘RAF’s biggest fighter’! Less successful was the airborne early warning version, Nimrod AEW3 which was test flown but did not enter service.

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