On 13th December 2023 Wing Commander Martine Verhulst, Air Force Attaché at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in London awarded John Monaghan the "Thank you Liberators" medal.John joined 166 Sqn at RAF Kirmington in Feb 1945 as a

World War 2 Avro Lancaster radio operator - John Monaghan

Aug 25th, 2023 50m 30s

John Monaghan joined 166 Sqn at RAF Kirmington in Feb 1945 asa wireless operator on the Lancaster. He flew on 18 operations from March to May including Heligoland, Berchtesgaden, and Berlin. He also participated in several Operation Manna mi

Flying the EE Canberra into nuclear mushroom clouds

Apr 10th, 2022 52m 38s

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast. The museum is located at Woodford near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/The English Electric Canberra was designed as a direct replacement f

Further adventures of Avro Vulcan pilot Trevor Jackson

Nov 27th, 2021 28m 14s

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast. The museum is located near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/We continue our chat with Trevor Jackson, a former Vulcan pilot who recalls his

Avro Vulcan pilot - Trevor Jackson

Oct 15th, 2021 26m 4s

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast. The museum is located near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at avroheritagemuseum.co.ukThis episode is with Trevor Jackson, a former Vulcan pilot who recalls his path into the RAF

RAF VC10 pilot Richard Jones

Jul 30th, 2021 32m

Richard Jones is a former VC10 pilot who recalls his path into the RAF in the 1960s, via a pleasure flight company at Manchester’s Ringway Airport.Richard shares the story of his RAF career via the de Havilland Chipmunk, BAC Jet Provost, and o

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Avro Heritage Museum trailer

May 30th, 2021 1m 6s

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast featuring interviews with those that flew the iconic Avro aircraft and the people who worked on them.The museum preserves the legacy of Alliott Verdon-Roe and his company A.V. Roe & Co (Avro). Locate