| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00308 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 4 wallets: 6 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
US Army Waters, Leonard Victor |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1942-1946 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 93/0556 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Waters, Leonard Victor (Warrant Officer, b.1924 - d.1993); Waters, Gladys M (nee Saunders, Civilian, b.1926)
Description
Flying logbook, Initial Training Schools (ITS) training notebook, service certificates of Len Waters, the only known Aboriginal fighter pilot in the RAAF during the war of 1939-1945. Logbook details training and active service flying Kittyhawks, and detailed comments about operational flights. Also in the collection is a memoir relating to Len Waters and ID cards relating to Gladys M Waters.
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- RAAF pilot's wings brevet : Warrant Officer L V Waters, 78 Squadron, RAAF
- Returned from Active Service badge: Warrant Officer Leonard Victor Waters, 78 Squadron, RAAF
- USAAF A-10A summer flying helmet : Warrant Officer L V Waters, 78 Squadron, RAAF
- Boxing trophy : Flight Sergeant L V Waters, 78 Squadron, RAAF
- 1939-45 Star : Warrant Officer L V Waters, 78 Squadron, RAAF
- Pacific Star : Warrant Officer L V Waters, 78 Squadron, RAAF
- British War Medal 1939-45 : Warrant Officer L V Waters, 78 Squadron, RAAF
- Australia Service Medal : Warrant Officer L V Waters, 78 Squadron, RAAF
- Dutch War Commemorative Cross 1940-1945 : Warrant Officer L V Waters, 78 Squadron RAAF