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Squadron leader on plane missing in Gulf War strikes (1991)

Genre

Interview

Tom Carter interviews RAF Squadron Leader Sandy Davies on the RAF Tornado crew missing from his squadron in the Gulf War air strikes. On how they monitor missions; how soon they knew an aircraft was lost;...

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Sunday Supplement No.79: interview and music programme - Ocean Sound - Ocean Sound - CD79 (1989)

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: a weekly guest interviews and music programme, Ocean Sound Radio, presented by Amanda Ware. The programme is single track and are location recordings, possibly the original rushes before...

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RAF Auxiliary 4626 squadron called up for Gulf (1991)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the first RAF Auxiliary squadron to be called up since the Second World War as preparations for a Gulf war are underway. 4626 Squadron based in Wiltshire will provide medical back up in the Gulf....

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Last reunion of Bomber Command (1986)

Genre

News report

Staff from Bomber Command, the base for the famous dambuster raid of 633 Squadron, meet for their last ever reunion dinner. Air Vice-Marshall Sir Michael Hedgeland describes the decision to make this the...

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Air India flight 182 bombing (1985)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Squadron Leader Terry Mason from Air Sea Rescue on the search for bodies in the Irish Sea following Air India Flight 182 explosion. Male interview not identified.

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Falklands War ends - Chinook squadron returns (1982)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the return of the Chinook Helicopter Squadron to RAF Brize Norton from the Falkland Islands after the end of the war between Britain and Argentina with their one surviving helicopter after the...

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Pilots rest between shifts at airbase in Iraq (1991)

Genre

Interview; News report

Reporter Tom Carver joins crew members of the 29 Tornado squad as they rest in an underground bunker between air strikes on Iraq in the Gulf war. Pilots of the F3 tornados, Flight Lieutenant Dick Cole and...

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Gulf War - marine and air strikes on Kuwait (1991)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Report on US battleships bombarding Kuwait city, the fighter bombers seeking out tanks over the Kuwait desert and the role of the Royal Navy in the attacks. With comment from US Colonel William Horne,...

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RAF Nimrod crashes in Canada (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report

An RAF Nimrod has crashed during an airshow in Canada killing all seven crew members. Simon Lumsden reports on the accident and investigation from RAF Kinloss in Scotland where the men were based. Talks to...

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Recording from cockpit of Tornado on maiden bomb run (1991)

Genre

Discussion; Special

Recording from the cockpit of an RAF Tornado on a bomb run in Iraq. Squadron Leader Bill Hartree and his navigator Wes Wesley, both on their first combat mission (the destruction of an airfield), are heard....

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