| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1477 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 13 items |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Friend, Ronald Frederick |
| Date made | 1942-1993 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 93/0517 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| 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. |
Friend, Ronald Frederick DFC (Flight Lieutenant, b: 1913)
Description
Memoirs of service as a RAAF navigator, serving with 460 Squadron on operations over Germany, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. Comments on different aircraft (Wellingtons, Halifaxs, Mosquitos, Lancasters), role of science and production workers, various flight crews, casualties, and squadron personnel. Also includes correspondence concerning his wartime experiences and relating to Pilot Officer Edward Arthur Hudson DFC and Bar MID.