| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.190 |
| Collection number | PR91/073 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 8 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 158 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Commonwealth of Australia News Corp Australia |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1941-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Attached digital images and content are protected by copyright. They are reproduced here for research and study only by permission of the family. If you wish to use or quote from these images, you must contact the Memorial’s Research Centre via info@awm.gov.au or 02 6243 4315. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Wallet 2 of 3 - Log book and pay books relating to the service of Robert Alfred Yeowart, 1940-1945
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 270647 Squadron Leader Robert Alfred Yeowart, No 22 Squadron and No 6 Squadron RAAF, Australia, 1941-1945.
Wallet 2 of 2 - Collection contains a flying log book that Squadron Leader Yeowart used from 1941-1945, and three RAAF pay books. Yeowart was involved with a secret reconnaissance mission to Truk, via Rabaul, in February 1942, in which he discovered enemy forces in Toll Harbour and the potential threat to Rabaul Harbour. Collection also contains a newspaper article entitled, "Resurrection of the Tin Goose: From Margaret Wilson in New Guinea" that was published in The Australian on 22 March 1975, an RAAF pamphlet called "Glenn Martin Turret Tips", an RAAF recruitment booklet, and a copy of a pilot's checklist.
The newspaper article entitled "Resurrection of the Tin Goose" has been reproduced with the permission of News Corp Australia.