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186 results found for '"Air force"' in Keywords.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia ceasefire (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the airlift by the RAF of British peacekeeping troops and equipment arriving in Zimbabwe Rhodesia to monitor the ceasefire. Male reporter not identified.
RAF collision in Cambridgeshire (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Fred Chapman, eyewitness to a collision between two RAF Harrier jets in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Male interviewer not identified.
RAF collision in Cambridgeshire (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male eyewitness (not identified - poss. Fred Chapman) to a collision between two RAF Harrier jets in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Male interviewer not identified.
Doug Hoyle on arming women in Forces (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Doug Hoyle on the possibility of arming women in the UK Armed Forces. Male interviewer not identified.
Rescue operation in Fastnet yacht race disaster (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an RAF Wing Commander (Derek Larkin?) on the ongoing air rescue operation by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy following the freak storm during the Fastnet yacht race, and the part played by...
Navies and airforces of the world (1980)
- Genre
- Feature
Gwynne Dyer presents a feature on the airforces and navies of the world, and talks to Admiral Gene La Rocque, an ex-commander of the American fleet about the possiblility of a nuclear conflict, how it would...
Knights of the air (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Knights of the Air, a documentary, narrated by ? Williams, on First World War pilots. Interview with Jack Bruce of the RAF Museum. Examines dangers of the planes used due to accidents. Looks at the SE5A...
Opening of Frankland Prison (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the opening of Frankland Prison in County Durham, 18 months ahead of schedule. The site is being guarded by 450 military personnel instead of prison officers. There are currently just 17 inmates...
Funeral for WWII pilot John Brimble after plane found (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an RAF spokesman about the discovery of a Hurricane aircraft at Sutton Valence in Kent, lost in the Battle of Britain on 14/09/40, and on a military funeral for John Brimble - the pilot of the...
Peter Cornwell on Battle of Britain (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Peter Cornwell, military historian, on his research into the Battle of Britain during the Second World War. The interview coincides with the publication of his new book, The Battle of Britain:...