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Recorded interview with Flying Officer Jack Thompson, 20 April 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7338

Interview with Jacob 'Jack' Thompson, who completed national service as a pilot between 1948 and 1951. He remembers the experience of flying Spitfire aircraft with 603 Squadron at RAF Turnhouse.

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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

Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Henry Irons, 18 August 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3310

Recorded interview with Harry Irons, who was a gunner in Lancaster and Halifax aircraft. He recalls bombing operations against targets in Germany and occupied Europe, anti-aircraft fire and fighter attacks.

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