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Hawker Hart Trainer

Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1935-SEP 1943, In Storage, 71/A/1415

This aircraft was built in 1935 by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd. After a brief flying career with No. 2 Flying Training School, it was placed in storage in 1938.

Yellow-coloured bi-plane aircraft with RAF roundels, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Avro Anson Mark I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1962, In Storage, 1996/0066/A

The first RAF aircraft to feature a retractable undercarriage, the Avro Anson entered service with No. 48 Squadron, Coastal Command, in 1936. Anson Mk Is escorted British shipping in the North Sea and English Channel during the Battle of Britain.

Incomplete aircraft with wings and cockpit glass missing, sitting on top of a trailer, © RAF Museum

De Havilland Vampire T.11

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1968, In Storage, X004-9218

The Vampire was a first generation jet fighter which saw service in the immediate post-war period with Royal Air Force front-line fighter squadrons in the United Kingdom and Germany, followed by further service with the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Work on the design of the DH100 began in May 1942 and the prototype made its first flight on 20 September 1943. Originally called the Spider Crab it was re-named Vampire when ordered into production for the Royal Air Force. The first aircraft did not become available until 1945 and the Vampire did not enter service until the early summer of 1946.

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Folland Gnat T1

Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1964-OCT 1979, In Storage, 85/A/146

Best known for its use by the Red Arrows aerobatic team, the Gnat T1 entered service in 1962, taking over from Vampire T11s as the RAF's standard advanced training aircraft.

Bright red metal jet engine with red, white and blue striped tail, RAF Museum / u00a9 RAF Museum

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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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Robert Winston Osborne, 14 January 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/022

Recorded interview with Robert Osborne, who served as a pilot in Hastings and Hercules aircraft during the 1960s and 1970s. His experience includes Hercules operations from Singapore with 48 Squadron.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Barry Chittock, 24 September 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6789

Recorded interview with Barry Chittock, who served as an RAF electrical fitter on Varsity, Canberra, Lightning, Valetta, Heron and Pembroke aircraft. He remembers various aspects of working on these aeroplanes.

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Recorded interview with Flying Officer Jack Thompson, 20 April 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7338

Interview with Jacob 'Jack' Thompson, who completed national service as a pilot between 1948 and 1951. He remembers the experience of flying Spitfire aircraft with 603 Squadron at RAF Turnhouse.

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Recording of an interview with Wing Commander A.J. Edmunds, part one, 22 October 1981

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/9

Interview with Wing Commander A.J. Edmunds, who worked as an air taxi pilot and ground engineer during the 1930s. During the Second World War he was an RAF ground engineer.

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RAF Eastcote collection - Dominie Aircraft air-to-air sequences, November 1965

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC98/172

Film in which Vickers Varsity and Hawker-Siddeley Dominie training aircraft are seen in air-to-air footage and on the ground. An Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 night-fighter aircraft also appears in flight.

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