So, on 13th of March we arrive at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. To start off with we were introduced to the veterans and given a brie tour through a small part of the museum displaying planes used in the irlift. We were then shown to a resources room where we able to talk to the veterans for a morning session.
Each veteran detailed a range of suprisingly different stories and experiences. Ranging from fun and laughs around the airbases to dangerous missions evading Russian interference. Veteran, Geoffrey Smith, remembered how he was drafted, they managed to build an airfield in just three months. Each person had a different opinion of their time there but all said that their experience was one of the best of their lives. (From Sam Wernham)
Duxford trip: Berlin Airlifters interviews:
To start off the day we arrived at the museum and introduced ourselves to the veterans. We had a brief introduction from Juliana and our tour and we were off, interviewing two veterans at a time. Each veteran described in detail various stories and experiences ranging from jokes and laughs to escape their boring down times and petrifying experienes as part of their job. For example, one of them saw the aftermath of a car crash which had been caused by the Russians. They almost came into contact with the Russians!
Then we had a small amount of free time to walk around the museum, looking at the planes, going in them and being interviewed next to them. Me and Joe Hunt were asked about the opportunity and experience. Legasee were very patient and positive with our interview even though our interviewing skills were quite limited, we are learning still! The staff, the veterans and the students stopped for a quick lunch and then went on to view a very interesting presentation about the Cold War. Some of us even got to try on G.I.s uniform and Vietcong outfit. (From Laura Howe)
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