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New military aircraft the supersonic Harrier (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with test pilot John Farley on the new military aircraft, the supersonic Harrier, being built at Kingston, and which it is hoped will get the go ahead to go into production. Male interviewer not...

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Victory Report: Happy Landings: aircraft landing systems - 21 Apr [1975-1986]

Report on new rival automatic landing systems for aircraft developed by Britain and America and the decision to be taken in Montreal by the International Civil Aviation Authority on which should be adopted...

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Further coalition air strike on Iraq (1993)

Genre

Speech

Commons announcement by Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind on a further coalition air strike on military facilities which were continuing to pose a threat to coalition aircraft in the no-fly zone of southern...

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Nimrod aircraft (1986)

Genre

Interview

Defence Secretary, George Younger on the Nimrod early warning aircraft, its problems and the further spending of £50 million necessary to solve them. Male interviewer not identified (prob. Paul Maurice).

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Israeli talks on military aircraft supply (1978)

Genre

News report

Report on Israeli meetings over US withdrawing promise to supply military aircraft to them? and criticism by extremists within Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s own party and opposition leaders. Plans for...

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Geoffrey Pattie on future of air defence (1981)

Genre

Interview

Under-Secretary of State for Defence (RAF) Geoffrey Pattie, talks about the future of Britain’s air defence including British design and engineering of military aircraft. Male interviewer not identified.

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Gulf War - anti-aircraft shots over Bagdad (1991)

Genre

News report

Report from Baghdad on the anti-aircraft fire against Allied planes on Gulf War air strikes over Baghdad. Male reporter not identified.

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Tornado training centre (1981)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the opening of a training centre for the crews of the new NATO Tornado strike aircraft. Air Commodore Dan Harnford(?) comments. Male reporter not identified.

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US Commander on air strikes on Iraq (1993)

Genre

Interview

Commander Rick Hess from the USS Kitty Hawk confirming no Iraqi aircraft were sighted during their mission. Referring to coalition air strikes on military targets in southern Iraq, following the country’s...

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Rifkind on Euro-Fighter aircraft (1992)

Genre

Interview

Des Fahy interviews UK Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, after a meeting of European defence ministers in Madrid about the Euro-Fighter aircraft, hindered by Germany’s insistence it wants to pull out of...

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