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| Accession Number | S03094 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 57 min 33 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio tape (DAT); BASF DM 124; 48kHz; 16 bit; stereo |
| Maker |
Clugston, Sandy Parsons, Leonard Ernest Henry |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 17 April 2003 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Leonard Ernest Henry Parsons as a Flight Lieutenant, pilot, 100 Squadron and 8 Squadron, New Guinea and later 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Base, Sale, Victoria, 1940-1945, interviewed by Sandy Clugston.
Description
Leonard Parsons discusses his experiences as a Flight commander of No. 8 Squadron in New Guinea in 1944, his training experiences and his brothers who also received DFCs. His significant postings were to Essendon for training to Number 100 Squadron at Milne Bay, and to No. 8 Squadron. He later became Chief Flying Instructor at 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Base, Sale, Victoria.
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Leonard Ernest Henry Parsons as a Flight Lieutenant, pilot, 100 Squadron and 8 Squadron, New Guinea and later 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Base, Sale, Victoria, 1940-1945, interviewed by Sandy Clugston.