| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00664 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 171 items (15cm) |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Sullivan, Leslie Harold |
| Date made | 1942-1945 |
| Access | restricted |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 89/0503 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Sullivan, Leslie Harold (Leading Aircraftman, b.1924)
Description
Letters to family cover enlistment; training at No 3 RAAF School of Technical Training at Ultimo, Sydney; Flight Rigger and Fitter courses at No 1 Engineering School, Melbourne; duties with ground staff at No 1 Wireless Air Gunners School, Ballarat, 3 WAGS in Maryborough, Group 872 in Townsville and Group 848 in Cairns. Describes American troops; fatal aircraft crashes; aerobatic manoeuvres; Wackett aircraft; work in Maintenance Records Office; home news, referendum, strikes in Sydney, and VE Day. Extracts of these letters were published in book titled "Not to be shot at or exported".