Videos tagged with RAF
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JOINING THE RAF AND FACING THE ENEMY
Wing Commander Foster was born in year 1920. He saw the clouds of war rising over the Europe, and decided to join the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve in January 1939. He didn't want to go to the trenches, but while the death in the sky was still possible, it was at least a more glorious way to go. Here he talks about joining up and learning to fly.
HURRICANES AND SPITFIRES
William Walker was born in 1913 and later went on to serve in the RAF during World War Two. He flew Spitfire's during the Warm notably in the Battle of Britain.
BEING CALLED UP FOR THE WAR
A pre-war member of the RAFVR, Flt Lt William Walker was called to full time service in September 1939. Here he talks about receiving his call up papers and and an incident at St Pancras station...
GETTING WINGS WITH THE R.A.F and surviving a 200mph plane crash!
A pre-war member of the RAFVR, Flt Lt William Walker was called to full time service in September 1939 when he joined 616 Squadron. Here he talks about signing up and early flights that he had..and crashing a training plane at 200mph and surviving!
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JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR Prison guards
John Baxter was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and held first on Java. He was then transported to a camp on mainland Japan near Kyushu a coal mining area. Here he describes life in the camp - and ho
London being bombed during WW2
Bill Avis talks about bombs falling on London during the Second World War, collecting shrapnel, and picking up something and taking it home that was more dangerous than he thought!
BOMB EXPLODES ON HMS ANTELOPE Part 2 Falklands War
On May 23rd 1982 Warrant Officer John Phillips and his colleague Staff Sergeant James Prescott were called to HMS Antelope to defuse two 1,100 pound (500 kg) bombs...when one exploded.... In his e
LIFE IN LONDON DURING THE BLITZ
Now 91 years old, Fay lived in Woolwich Arsenal during part of the war, and tells how she went shopping during air-raids, but came to fear the arrival of the "doodle-bugs".
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ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI Part 1
John Baxter was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and held first on Java. He was then transported to a camp on mainland Japan near Kyushu a coal mining area. Here he describes the moment the atomic bom
FLOODED FLEETWOOD
About a flood that happened in Fleetwood.
Earliest memory of World's Oldest man
Henry William Allingham was born on 6th June 1896 and, at the time he gave this interview, was a supercentenarian, World War I veteran and at the age of 113 years and 13 days, the oldest living man
Friendship
How a best friend is the difference between coping and not coping with life's more challenging, random and unexpected moments.
London during WW2
My Granny describes what life was like during the war in London. Social life still went on for many.
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