(92476) Robertson (nee Eastaugh), Helen (Flight Sergeant)

Place Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
Accession Number S04343
Collection type Sound
Measurement 24 min 16 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description digital audio file; wave; 96kHz; 24 bit; stereo
Maker Robertson (nee Eastaugh), Helen
Date made 5 October 2007
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Source credit to AWM Oral History Program
Description

Helen Robertson (nee Eastaugh) as a flight sergeant, general clerk, 5 RAAF Recruiting Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, 1943-1944, interviewed by Michael Nelmes.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.

History / Summary

Lancaster bomber Q for Queenie was sent from Britain to Australia for use in War Bonds and RAAF recruitment campaigns. Helen Eastaugh was onboard the aircraft on 31 August 1943 for the Port Pirie to Broken Hill leg of a tour.

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