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Recorded interview with Air Commodore Dale Daborn, 19 October 2021

Film & Sound, X008-5684

Interview with Dale Daborn, who served as an RAF doctor in various roles and had recently been appointed as Head of RAF Medical Services at the time of the interview.

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Lockheed Hercules C3

Aircraft & Exhibits, AUG 1967-AUG 2011, Cosford, External Display, X005-5969

First flown as a prototype for the United States Air Force in August 1954, the C-130 Hercules, as a troop transport, disaster relief and aerial tanker aircraft has been a mainstay of the RAF transport fleet since the late 1960s (along with those of many other air forces); it has seen extensive operational use including the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Large green-painted, four-engined high wing transport aircraft, © RAF Museum / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Belinda Mollan, 7 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5670

Belinda Mollan served as an RAF nurse specialising in aeromedical evacuation. She describes her work in relation to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and with regard to highly infectious illnesses.

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Recorded interview with Master Aircrew Gareth Attridge, 24 May 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4787

Interview with Gareth Attridge, who was a crewman in Hercules transport aircraft and in Puma and Merlin helicopters in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan during the 1990s and 2000s.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Kez Kerrigan, 6 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/009

Interview with Kez Kerrigan, who served with the UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron and the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron. He describes his experience of recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Alec Cecil, 1 July 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5675/006

Alec Cecil served with 1 Air Mobility Wing, Joint Helicopter Support Unit and later Squadron in the UK, the Falkland Islands, at sea with the Royal Navy and in Afghanistan.

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Recorded interview with Master Aircrew Paul Challice, 18 September 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4799

Interview with Paul Challice, who was a radio operator in Beverley transport aircraft and as crewman, winchman and winch operator in Wessex, Whirlwind and Sea King search and rescue helicopters.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Michael Stocks, 5 March 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4828

Interview with Mike Stocks, who served as an RAF engineer and bomb disposal officer. He describes his work in the Falkland Islands and in command of 5131 (Bomb Disposal) Squadron.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Gerald White, 25 February 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5640

Gerry White served in the RAF Police from 1958 to 1981. He served in the Far East, Germany and the UK, providing security for RAF aircraft and investigating various offences.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Peter Chadwick, 26 November 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4809

Interview with Pete Chadwick, who served as a pilot in Whirlwind helicopters in Borneo and on search and rescue operations in the UK. He later converted to Sea King helicopters.

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