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Beaufort pilot and navigator

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6376

Recording in which a Beaufort pilot and his Canadian navigator give an account of a torpedo attack on a German pocket battleship off the coast of Norway.

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Recording of an interview with William Patrick Elms, part one, 26 June 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/11

Interview with William Patrick Elms, who served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force between 1908 and 1929.

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Flight Sergeant Connell and Sergeant Gawthorne

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1844

Recording in which Flight Sergeant Connell and Sergeant Gawthorne give an account of a torpedo attack on a German convoy off the coast of Norway.

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Squadron Leader Hibberd

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6354

Recording in which Squadron Leader Hibberd, a Beaufort pilot, gives an account of a torpedo attack on a German convoy in the North Sea.

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Recorded interview with Luke Toft, 9 November 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4807

Recorded interview with Luke Toft, who was a civilian draughtsman with the Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit at Gosport during the Second World War. He describes various aspects of torpedo development.

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Recording of an interview with Group Captain H.V. Drew, 29 January 1977

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/8

Interview with Group Captain H.V. Drew, who served in Royal Naval Air Service airships during the First World War. After the war he flew with 24 and 100 Squadrons.

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Squadron Leader Cliff - attack on Scharnhorst and Gneisenau

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1864

Recording in which Squadron Leader Cliff, a Beaufort pilot, describes his participation in attacks on the German warship Scharnhorst during the Channel Dash.

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I served in the R.A.F. from 1927 to 1946

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5623

Amateur footage shot by Squadron Leader Sydney Nunn shows several small vessels of the RAF Marine Branch, RAF aircraft low over the sea and the officers’ mess of 916 Squadron.

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