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Interview with Corporal Lilley

Film & Sound, X003-1792

Recording in which Corporal Lilley, a rear gunner, describes an attack by a number of German aeroplanes during which one German aircraft was shot down and the rest driven off.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Gerald Stanley Gregory, 12 March 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/006

Greg Gregory completed RAF national service as an operations clerk. He describes his work at Ismailia in relation to air traffic control and comments on life in the Middle East.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Michael William Streten, 27 November 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/008

Mike Streten served as an RAF pilot in Lightning aircraft, including qualification as an instructor. He also undertook an exchange tour with the United States Air Force flying F106 aircraft.

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Recording of a speech made by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris at a Bomber Command reunion held in London, 13 May 1978

Film & Sound, X005-6731

Speech by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris to Bomber Command veterans, covering the bombing campaign and its significance in the outcome of the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Neil Gibson Harris, 4 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6797

Recorded interview with Neil Harris, who served as a navigator in Halifax aircraft during the Second World War and subsequently in Avro Lincolns before he retrained as a fighter controller.

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Recorded interview with William Hall, 8 June 1998

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6770

Recorded interview with William Hall, who served as an observer in Handley-Page O/400 bomber aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service and RAF at Ochey during the First World War.

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Recorded interview with Harry Silverman, 3 March 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6775

Harry Silverman was an airframe fitter in the UK and India and worked with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) in India during and immediately after the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Richard Kharegat, 30 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3306

Recorded interview with Dick Kharegat, who served as a pilot in Canberra, Vulcan and Victor bomber aircraft, and in B-52 bombers during an exchange tour with the US Air Force.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arnold Pownall Lewis Greethurst, 23 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3304

Arnold ‘Al’ Greethurst served as a navigator in Lancaster, Lincoln, Mosquito, Brigand, Canberra and Vulcan aircraft during the earlier part of the Cold War, including the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Henry Irons, 18 August 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3310

Recorded interview with Harry Irons, who was a gunner in Lancaster and Halifax aircraft. He recalls bombing operations against targets in Germany and occupied Europe, anti-aircraft fire and fighter attacks.

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