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Recognition of aircraft, part 4 - Hampden, Wellington, Hudson, Whitley and Botha, circa 1940

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC97/282

Second World War aircraft recognition training film on the Handley Page Hampden, Vickers Wellington, Lockheed Hudson, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Blackburn Botha aircraft. Film and diagrams illustrate each aircraft type.

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Pilot Officer Bennet - a Hudson's adventures

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6310

Recording in which Pilot Officer Bennet describes an encounter between his Hudson and several Messerschmitt 109s off the coast of Denmark.

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Lockheed Hudson story by Squadron Leader D.P. Marvin

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6371

Recording in which Squadron Leader Marvin gives details of the various operations undertaken by an individual Lockheed Hudson.

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Pilot Officer E W Tate - bombing of an escort vessel by a Lockheed Hudson

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1829

Recording in which an RAF pilot tells the story of a Hudson’s attack on a small German warship.

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Flying Officer Coker - rescue from a Portuguese ship

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1855

Flying Officer Coker explains how he was forced to ditch his Hudson in the sea near a Portuguese merchant ship. The crew were then transferred to a Royal Navy destroyer.

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Flying Officer K.W.S. Tarrant DFC - Hudson's amazing escape

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1839

Flying Officer Tarrant explains how his Hudson aircraft hit a rock in a Norwegian fjord and returned to an airfield in the United Kingdom, despite having sustained substantial damage.

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Wireless Operator's flying log books of Flight Lieutenant Cyril Kidd, 1941-1961

Archives, In Storage, X008-9271

Two flying log books belonging to Wireless Operator Flight Lieutenant Cyril Kidd document his service history. From June 1942 to November 1943, Kidd served with No. 279 Squadron at RAF Bircham Newton, flying on Air-Sea Rescue operations

Wireless Operator's flying log books of Flight Lieutenant Cyril Kidd, 1941-1961 | X008-9271, Crown

Squadron Leader J.J. Thompson - Capture of a U-Boat

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6397

Recording in which Squadron Leader Thompson of 269 Squadron explains how he and his Hudson crew captured a German U-Boat (U-570) in the Atlantic on 27 August 1941.

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Flying Officer J.A. Bell - the story of a wireless operator

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1880

Recording in which Flying Officer Bell tells the story of a shipping strike off the coast of Norway, during which his Hudson was damaged and wireless operator injured.

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Rescue by a Sunderland aircraft - Flight Lieutenant R.B. Burrage

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1832

Recording in which an Australian Sunderland pilot describes the rescue of a Whitley’s crew after ditching in the Atlantic.

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