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Recording of an account of Bomber Command and Pathfinder Force operations, circa 1970

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/72

Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie gives an account of Bomber Command operations through the Second World War, with particular reference to the significance of Pathfinder Force operations to the bomber offensive.

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Recording of short informal interviews with Pathfinder Force veterans, circa 1970

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/71

Recording made at a party for Pathfinder Force veterans, in which a number of men discuss their experiences of Pathfinder operations with Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie.

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Recordings relating to the 1944 Warsaw Rising and the restoration of Spitfire MA793

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/68

Three South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) recordings: on the Warsaw Rising; a talk on the Warsaw Rising given by a veteran; a report on the rebuilding of a Spitfire.

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Recording in which members of a Lancaster crew comment on a daylight raid, 14 August 1944

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/74

BBC despatch in which each member of a Lancaster crew comments briefly on a daylight raid from which they have just returned.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Joanna Salter, 4 July 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7346

Interview with Jo Salter, who served as a pilot in Tornado GR1 aircraft, including operations over Iraq during the 1990s. She was later an instructor on the Hawk training aircraft.

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Nose art on RAF Lancaster Mk I W4964 'Johnny Walker' of No. 9 Squadron, 1944

Photographs, In Storage, P032501

Painting cartoons and images on aircraft has long been a popular pastime for aircrew. In the Second World War it was a regular feature particularly for RAF Bomber Command crews.

Black and white photograph of nose section of a Lancaster bomber showing nose art and successfully completed bombing missions, © RAF Museum

Group of airmen with 109 Squadron De Havilland Mosquito B IV DZ319 which features an extensive bomb log, circa 1944

Photographs, In Storage, P032301

The De Havilland Mosquito was one of the truly outstanding aircraft to emerge during the Second World War. Combining speed, long range and the ability to operate at high altitudes, the Mosquito excelled in the photo reconnaissance, bomber, night fighter and fighter-bomber roles.

Black and white photograph of three aircrew standing in front of a parked aircraft, with an art work painted on the nose

The Deep Blue Sky

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5625

Film on the development of RAF jet aircraft in the 1940s and 1950s, featuring various scenes of Hunter and Javelin fighter aircraft and Canberra, Valiant, Victor and Vulcan bomber aircraft.

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The Principle of the Low-Level Bomb Sight Mk. III

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5615

Training film which explains the principle of the low-level bomb sight Mk.III, intended for use in aiming bombs from a low-flying bomber aircraft. The film makes use of animated illustrations.

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