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Mosquitoes for Victory Drive

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6449

Recording in which a shop steward and a manager of the de Havilland Aircraft Company give their perspectives on the production of Mosquitoes and the aeroplane’s importance to the war effort.

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Recorded interview with Leading Aircraftsman Robert John Holton, 26 March 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/009

Interview with Robert Holton, who completed RAF national service as an air traffic control assistant. He explains this role, describes various aspects and remembers disciplinary issues encountered during his service.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell, 7 December 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5660

Dave Waring was an RAF pilot in Whirlwind and Puma helicopters, serving in various locations. During the 1991 Gulf War he was an air liaison officer with the British Army.

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VE Day Thank God.....And now mine’s a pint!!!

Archives, In Storage, X005-4895/001

Serving in the Royal Air Force as a pilot at the time, Flight Lieutenant Chance recorded his reaction to Victory in Europe in his flying logbook.

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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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A yank in the RCAF

Archives, In Storage, B2445

This is the memoir of American Major Hubert Knilans of No. 617 Squadron detailing his time in the RCAF. He flew in Operation Taxable, a deception operation leading up to D-Day.

A yank in the RCAF | B2445

Aircraft Recognition Chart: Mosquito XVI (2 Merlin)

Library, X004-7621

Ministry of Aircraft Production aircraft recognition chart of a De Havilland Mosquito B Mark XVI. (2 Merlin). Issue 1, December 1945.

Recognition chart showing images from different perspectives of a Mosquito XVI (2 Merlin), Crown ©