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Log Book of Group Captain Douglas Bader

Archives, In Storage, B354

This logbook belonged to Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader. His life was encapsulated in the film 'Reach for the Sky' (1956).

An open page of a book, with printed lines and handwritten entries, © Crown Copyright

Squadron Leader Gillam - Fighter attacks on enemy shipping

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1836

Recording in which Squadron Leader Gillam describes low level attacks on German shipping in harbours on the north-west coast of Europe.

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Pilot Officer Step - An RAF officer's experiences down a coal mine

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6400

Recording in which Pilot Officer Step, a Hurricane pilot, explains how and why he came to spend a day working down a coal mine.

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Aircraft Recognition Chart: Hurricane IID (Merlin)

Library, X004-7632

Ministry of Aircraft Production aircraft recognition chart of a Hawker Hurricane Mark IID (Merlin). Issue 1, February 1944.

Recognition chart showing images from different perspectives of a Hurricane IID (Merlin), Crown ©

Squadron Leader Corbett - the Hurricane Bomber

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1837

Recording in which Squadron Leader Corbett describes the methods of attack used by low-flying Hurricanes armed with bombs.

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Recording of interviews with Mr Leslie Kemp and Mr R.B. Brigham, 13 November 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/24

Interviews with Leslie Kemp, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service and Fleet Air Arm, and R.B. Brigham, who was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps.

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