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Stuart Holmes - Film 1
In this, the first of 9 films, Stuart talks about ...Stuart Holmes - Film 1
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Stuart recalls his experiences as an Air Training ...Stuart Holmes - Film 2
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Stuart takes a 4-month conversion course at RAF Ca...Stuart Holmes - Film 3
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Just he thinks hes getting the hang of it, he cr...Stuart Holmes - Film 4
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Stuart On September 1951 Stuart arrived at 205 Fly...Stuart Holmes - Film 5
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Stuart describes the working arrangement 205 Sqn h...Stuart Holmes - Film 6
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Stuart talks about the weather readings they condu...Stuart Holmes - Film 7
Stuart Holmes - Film 8
More on the weather and also detail about the sear...Stuart Holmes - Film 8
Stuart Holmes - Film 9
Stuart talks about the use of radar aboard the Sun...Stuart Holmes - Film 9
Stuart's interview has recently been transcribed (thank you, Geoff Smith) and I'd forgotten how much detail Stuart provided on the quirkiness of the Sunderland flying boat. In addition to all of its intricacies in the air, it also needed to float and manoeuvre on water, no mean feat in the wind. Along with Bob Brand (also in the archive), these accounts really do provide a fascinating insight into a different age of flight.
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Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes flew Sunderland Flying boats with 205 Squadron during the Korean war. He provides a lot of interesting detail about his life at Iwakuni.
