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Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 28 September 1937-18 June 1943

Archives, 28 SEP 1937-18 JUN 1943, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001

Bird-Wilson joined the RAF in 1937, after completing his flying training he was posted to No.17 Squadron. In September 1938, Brid Wilson was involved in a crash and suffered severe facial injuries, undergoing pioneering plastic surgery.

Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy, Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy

Recording of an account of RAF service life by Mr and Mrs Ronnie Byford, part one, 29 January 1982

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/54

Mr and Mrs Ronnie Byford discuss their respective careers in the RAF during the Second World War. Mr Byford served in ground roles with 91 Squadron and 121 Wing.

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Teleprinter message from HQ 11 Group to 2 Group and all stations, relating to the parachute dropping of Wg Cdr Douglas Bader's artificial leg over St. Omer, 19 August 1941

Archives, In Storage, DC76/65

Douglas Bader lost his legs in a flying accident in 1931, he learned to walk again with prosthetic limbs and on the outbreak of war managed to rejoin the RAF as a fighter pilot. He was shot down on an operation over France on the 9th August losing one of his artificial legs as he baled out of his Spitfire.

Teleprinter message, Crown

Recording of an interview with Mr V E Williams, part two, 8 September 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/49

Interview with Mr V E Williams, who served in armoured cars in Aden, Iraq, Palestine and the Western Desert in the 1930s and early 1940s.

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Recorded interview with Captain Eric Melrose Brown, 3 December 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6791

Recorded interview with Eric Brown, who served as a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm and as a test pilot, working on deck landing and the testing of captured aircraft.

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