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Recorded account of RAF service by George Dealtry, 1987

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6729

George Dealtry was a bomb-aimer in Wellingtons with 40 Squadron. He recalls the raid on Bucharest during which he was shot down, and his experiences as a prisoner of war.

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Saskatchewan pilot - Pilot Officer Wales

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6448

Recording in which Pilot Officer Wales, a Canadian, gives an account of an incident in which he and his crew evaded two German fighters while returning from a raid.

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Flying Officer Ferriss - fighter pilot

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6434

Recording in which Flying Officer Ferriss describes an engagement between his squadron and a formation of Dorniers and Messerschmitt 109s.

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Pilot Officer Bennet - a Hudson's adventures

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6310

Recording in which Pilot Officer Bennet describes an encounter between his Hudson and several Messerschmitt 109s off the coast of Denmark.

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Attack on Bethune - Pilot Officer S. Newborough

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6375

Recording in which a Pilot Officer Newborough, Blenheim crewman, describes a daylight raid on Bethune, escorted by Spitfires and Hurricanes.

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Polish Fighter Pilot - Flight Lieutenant Laprowski

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6359

Recording in which Flight Lieutenant Laprowski describes a low level sortie flown by Hurricanes against a German airfield in northern France.

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Sergeant Bell - Raid on Bremen

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6344

Recording in which Sergeant Bell, an air gunner, gives an account of a raid on Bremen, during which several night fighter attacks were driven off.

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Squadron Leader: Sweeps over France

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1873

Incomplete recording in which a Spitfire pilot describes a sortie during which he escorted a formation of bombers to Lille.

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Squadron Leader Tuck

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1945

Squadron Leader Tuck remembers shooting down a Junkers 88 and a Messerschmitt 109 before going on to stress the importance of ground crews and the necessity for effective teamwork.

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Stirling versus three enemy fighters - Flight Sergeant Waddicar

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1892

Flight Sergeant Waddicar, a gunner in a Short Stirling, describes his return from a raid on Bremen, with the aeroplane damaged, the wireless operator injured and the rear gunner killed.

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