| Places | |
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| Accession Number | S00433 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | Duration: 4 Minutes |
| Object type | Radio series |
| Physical description | Disc 78rpm - Acetate |
| Maker |
Brennan, Virgil Paul |
| Place made | United States of America: New York |
| Date made | c late 1942- early 1943 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| 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. |
"Voices from Overseas", Flight Lieutenant Virgil Paul Brennan DFC DFM, RAAF
Description
Flight Lieutenant Paul Brennan is interviewed in this Red Cross "Voices from Overseas" radio recording. He was a decorated war hero, winning the DFC and DSM. He served six months at Malta. He gives his mother and two brothers his love and discusses some of the flyers he served with on Malta: New Zealander Ray Heston, DSO and Bar; Tony Boyd fron Queensland who flew Hurricanes; Tim Goldsmith of Sydney, who was decorated twice. His book "Spitfires over Malta" had just been released in England and he was working on his second book, about Malta and the airforce. It was two years since he had been studying law prior to enlisting as a flyer. He mentions his friend Quentin Reynolds, the American correspondent, who had published a book "Dress Rehearsals".
FLTLT Brennan died as a result of an accident on 13 June 1943.