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A story of fighter development

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3214

Film on the development of fighter aircraft by the Vickers-Supermarine company. Aircraft seen include Supermarine racing seaplanes, Spitfire fighter aircraft during Second World War combat operations and Attacker jet aircraft.

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Spitfire Mk. V production at Castle Bromwich, circa 1942

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC96/144

Film showing various stages of the production of Spitfire fighter aircraft at the Castle Bromwich factory. The film features incomplete wings and fuselages, final assembly and roll-out of finished aircraft.

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Re-arming a fighter - The turn-round

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC94/445

Film in which Spitfire fighter aircraft land following an operational sortie. The aircraft are met by groundcrew and the process of preparing the Spitfires for their next flight is illustrated.

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RAF gun-camera films - attacks on enemy shipping and ground targets, July 1942

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC94/325

Gun camera footage taken from Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft during engagements with German aircraft and attacks on ground targets in Europe and ships in the English Channel and North Sea.

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Gun camera material - Spitfire Vs

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC92/152

1942 gun camera footage recording attacks on Luftwaffe aircraft by RAF Spitfire Mk Vs and a Hawker Typhoon. German aircraft seen include Messerschmitt 109, Focke Wulf 190 and Dornier 217.

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Flight testing of Spitfire Vs from Castle Bromwich

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC92/216

Film in which new Spitfire fighter aircraft are test-flown before being collected by pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary. The aircraft are seen on the ground and in air-to-air footage.

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Spitfire - RAF Coltishall

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC90/55

Film in which Hurricane and Spitfire fighter aircraft are seen over RAF Coltishall. A Spitfire is then seen on the ground and the pilot, Jeffrey Quill, talks to RAF officers.

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Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 28 September 1937-18 June 1943

Archives, 28 SEP 1937-18 JUN 1943, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001

Bird-Wilson joined the RAF in 1937, after completing his flying training he was posted to No.17 Squadron. In September 1938, Brid Wilson was involved in a crash and suffered severe facial injuries, undergoing pioneering plastic surgery.

Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy, Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy

Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Ernest Allen, 10 September 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5681

Interview with Ernie Allen, who served as a pilot in Spitfire and Typhoon aircraft during the Second World War. He describes search and rescue operations and sweeps over occupied Europe.

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Log of aircraft prepared by 33 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lyneham, 1942-1950

Archives, In Storage, X008-4427

A manuscript ledger produced by 33 Maintenance Unit at RAF Lyneham containing details of their servicing work on a variety of aircraft from 1942-1950.

Manuscript list of aircraft serial numbers, Crown