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Hawker Tempest TT.5

Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571

The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.

Hawker Tempest on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Squadron Leader David Piper, 24 August 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4794

Dave Piper was a Canberra pilot between 1980 and 2006 with 360 and 39 Squadrons. He was also a flying instructor during his full-time RAF service and as a reservist.

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Vultee Vengeance TT.IV, port front view on ground, n.d.

Photographs, In Storage, P006116

The Vultee Model 72 was originally designed as a dive bomber for France. Although they were unable to take delivery before their surrender, the British ordered them as the Vultee Vengeance.

A single-engined monoplane on the ground, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum

The last Mosquitoes, May 1963

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/58/13

Film in which Mosquito TT.35s and a T.3 of No.3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (CAACU) are seen at Exeter and in flight at the time of their retirement from service.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Mark Bastable, 21 May 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4847

Interview with Mark Bastable, who served as an RAF engine technician on Canberra, Victor and Tornado aircraft, including support for the Victors’ air-to-air refuelling operations during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Henry Irons, 18 August 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3310

Recorded interview with Harry Irons, who was a gunner in Lancaster and Halifax aircraft. He recalls bombing operations against targets in Germany and occupied Europe, anti-aircraft fire and fighter attacks.

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