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Nimrod refuelling from Victor tanker

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC93/471

Air-to-air silent colour film taken at higher altitude and showing an RAF Victor air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft as it provides fuel in flight to an RAF Nimrod maritime patrol 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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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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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 Squadron Leader John Brown, 31 January 2023

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7373

Interview with John Brown, who was a pilot in Victor air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft and worked as a test pilot during air-to-air refuelling trials for the Tornado and Hercules 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 Air Vice Marshal Andrew Roberts, 26 February 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4827

Interview with Andrew Roberts, who served as a pilot in Shackleton and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft in the UK and Malta. He commanded 236 Operational Conversion Unit and RAF Kinloss.

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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 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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