Reference codeI114Name of interviewee (English)MARKHAM, Robert GeorgeName of interviewee (Chinese)馬君臨Date of interview03/05/2008BiographyRobert George Markham was born in Jersey, United Kingdom. He enlisted into the RAF Air Traffic Control in 1974, and was later involved in the two Gulf Wars and various rescue missions of Coalition aircrews in hostile territories. Markham retired in 2007, having attained the rank of Master Air Loadmaster.Interview summaryTalks of his love for flying and describes his duties and works in the RAF. Recalls memories during his service such as air crash incidents, assisting in the delivery of a baby on board, saving 18 Muslim women in Iraq in 2003 from a group of renegades, losing his best friend in a rescue incident, the 2004 Tsunami and playing a practical joke on a BBC reporter, as well as flying into Hong Kong for the first time in 1976 into Kai Tak airport.Duration46 minutesInterviewerFanny IuDonationYes - photosTopicAviationKai Tak AirportLanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryMARKHAM, Robert George, 馬君臨
