(400220) Falkiner, Fraser (Jum) (Flight Lieutenant)

Place	Europe: United Kingdom
Accession Number	S00508
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	1 hr 25 min
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	1/4 inch sound tape reel; BASF; unbranded; mono; 5 inch
Maker	Falkiner, Fraser (Jum) Green, Susan
Date made	April 1988
Access	Open
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Status to be assessed
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.
Source credit to	The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45

Description

Jum Falkiner, Royal Air Force (RAF) Spitfire pilot, interviewed by Susan Green for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.

History / Summary

Discusses enlistment; Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF); training; Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS); RAF; aerial operations; tour of duty; survival rates; stress; aircraft Spitfire; morale; casualties; leisure. Mentions Sydney, NSW; Vancouver, Toronto, Canada; Chester, UK.