| Place | Asia: Singapore, Kalang Airstrip |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 116989 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
SINGAPORE. 1945-09-05. FLYING OFFICER J. H. MCPHERSON RAAF PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER (4) RECORDING ...
Description
SINGAPORE. 1945-09-05. FLYING OFFICER J. H. MCPHERSON RAAF PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER (4) RECORDING AN INTERVIEW WITH 8TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION EX-PRISONERS OF WAR AT THE KALLANG AERODROME. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALLER (SIG) C. BROOKS, 8TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION SIGNALS (1); SIG G. CRUICKSHANK (2); SIG A. SHEPHERD, 8TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION (3). See also sound recording S00015, which is the interview McPherson is recording in this image. In the background can be seen a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina amphibian aircraft, which along with the Douglas C-47 Dakota, were the two main aircraft that the RAAF used to reptriatriate the POWs back to Australia.