Conversation with Ray Lippiard

Conversation with Ray Lippiard

Ray talks a little of pre-war activities before joining 15 Squadron, including Battles at RAF Abingdon and being deployed to France in 1939, which is where he was when war broke out. He describes an airfield being attacked by Ju 87. On returning to England with 15 Squadron, he went on to form 68 Squadron in m1941 with Blenheims. Ray oved to RAF Coltishall and re-equipped with Beaufighter and then Mosquito. He comments on there being many Czech air and ground crew on this squadron and tells recalls stories about them. Ray talks about his work on the night fighter squadron and various detachments. He mentions AI radar and draws some comparisons between the three types flown by the squadron during the war. Ray goes on to talk in detail about his post war experiences in the Far East and India, back in the UK and then Cyprus. Finally, back in England he worked on a series of jet aircraft, including the Vulcan. He describes different roles of ground crew. Includes contemporary head and shoulder portrait of Ray Lippiard; submitted with caption 'Ray Lippiard October 2012, died 15 June 2017'.

2012-10

01:25:29 audio recording

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