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Recorded interview with Wing Commander David Roger Herriot, 19 September 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3391

David Herriot served as a navigator in Buccaneer and Tornado GR.1 aircraft in the UK and Germany during the Cold War. He describes his experience of operations in both aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Christopher Finn, 20 July 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3379

Recorded interview with Chris Finn, who served as a navigator in Buccaneer aircraft with the Royal Navy and RAF, as a navigation instructor and as RAF Director of Defence Studies.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader David Piper, 24 August 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4794

Dave Piper was a Canberra pilot between 1980 and 2006 with 360 and 39 Squadrons. He was also a flying instructor during his full-time RAF service and as a reservist.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Roger Carter, 11 July 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7347

Interview with Roger Carter, who served as an armourer on Shackleton and Valiant aircraft, including participation in nuclear weapons testing in Australia and the Pacific during Operations Buffalo and Grapple.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Bernard Alan Lacy, 6 April 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4834

Interview with Alan Lacy, who served as an RAF pilot in Sunderland flying boats during the Second World War. He describes attacks on German U-boats in the Bay of Biscay.

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Squadron Leader Bulloch - Liberator attacks U-Boats

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1940

Squadron Leader Bulloch describes a 17-hour Atlantic convoy escort patrol in a Liberator, during which he and his crew sighted eight U-boats, attacked seven and confirmed one to be sunk.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Niall Rath, 28 January 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7414

Interview with Niall Rath, who served as an electrical and instrument fitter, air electronics operator in Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft and a crewman in Sea King search and rescue helicopters.

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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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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Gordon Parry, 13 March 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7417

Gordon Parry was a pilot in Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft and VC10 transport and tanker aircraft. He worked on developing and introducing Voyager transport and tanker aircraft to RAF service.

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Nimrod reminiscence session, 9 May 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7422

Peter Crispin, Chris Hooper, John Platt, Hector Hillman and Michael Day discuss their experience of Shackleton and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, onboard Nimrod XV249 at the RAF Museum’s Midlands site.

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