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Combat Report of No. 145 Squadron for 8 September 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/007

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat Report of No. 145 Squadron for 27 July 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/005

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat Report of No. 247 Squadron for 28 October 1940.

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/096/001

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Typescript report, Crown ©

Flugzeugerkennungsdienft Unterrichtsfilm: Eindecker Einmotorig

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/12/1

German aircraft recognition training film in which Messerschmitt 109, Junkers 87, Blackburn Skua, Hawker Hurricane and Junkers 34 aircraft are seen on the ground, passing overhead and in air-to-air footage.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Thomas Francis Neil, 8 December 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3325

Tom Neil served as a pilot in Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft during the Battle of Britain and after in the UK and Malta during and after the Second World War.

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Recording of an interview with Wing Commander James Storrar, 12 May 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/45

Interview with Wing Commander James 'Jas' Storrer, who flew during the Battle of France and Battle of Britain. He served in various other roles including commander of 239 Wing in Italy.

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Parachute drop - Flight Lieutenant Simpson

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6313

Flight Lieutenant Simpson gives an account of a battle over the south coast of England, during which he was forced to bale out after a dogfight with two German fighters.

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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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Canadian Pilot - Flight Lieutenant Monk Brown

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6314

Flight Lieutenant Monk Brown, a Canadian Hurricane pilot, describes engagements with Messerschmitt 109s and Messerschmitt 110s during the German invasion of France in 1940.

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Battle of Britain (overseas version)

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1970

Incomplete recording of a radio dramatisation of the Battle of Britain.

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