| Accession Number | S03040 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 4 min 49 sec |
| Object type | To be confirmed |
| Physical description | sound disc (vinyl); War Office Recording; 33 1/3 rpm; mono; 12 inch |
| Maker |
War Office |
| Date made | 18 May 1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
News from Australia. 1944. Edward Lister Ifould DSO DFC and Bar as a navigator No 97 Squadron Bomber Command RAF 1944, interviewed by Henry MacGregor (War Office Recording program no. 43. 5-7649)
Description
Ifould speaks of his role in the low-level daylight bombing raid on a marine diesel-engine manufacturing workshop at Augsburg, Germany on 17 April 1942 by a small force of new Lancaster bombers; 5/12 aircraft returned to England; Squadron Leader J D Nettleton No 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron SAAF was awarded the Victoria Cross for his leadership of the raid.
(Reference - Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt: The Bomber Command war diaries: an operational reference book, 1939-1945. pp 258)
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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News from Australia. 1944. Edward Lister Ifould DSO DFC and Bar as a navigator No 97 Squadron Bomber Command RAF 1944, interviewed by Henry MacGregor (War Office Recording program no. 43. 5-7649)