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| Accession Number | S00592 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 2 hr 30 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Whetters, William Allan Stokes, Edward |
| Date made | 9 June 1989 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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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. |
| Source credit to | The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45 |
(3403) Flight Lieutenant William Allan Whetters, Flying Officer, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Description
Discusses motives for enlistment in Air Force; training at Point Cook; move to train at Richmond; posting as instructor to train Empire Air Training Scheme recruits; transfer to Bankstown for conversion training for Kittyhawk plane; capabilities of the Kittyhawk; posting to 75 Squadron; morale of squadron after arrival in Port Moresby; impressions of John Jackson and impact of his death on the squadron; combat stress; daily routines; return to Australia and rejoining squadron in Kingaroy; conditions at the Milne Bay Camp; ineffectiveness of bombing mission on Japanese invasion fleet; ditching of plane and rescue by Sideia Island missionaries; medical evacuation to Australia; posting to 86 Squadron; impact of war on civilian life.
History / Summary
Discussing motives for enlistment in Air Force; training at Point Cook; move to train at Richmond; posting as instructor to train Empire Air Training Scheme recruits; transfer to Bankstown for conversion training for Kittyhawk plane; capabilities of the Kittyhawk; posting to 75 Squadron; morale of squadron after arrival in Port Moresby; impressions of John Jackson and impact of his death on the squadron; combat stress; daily routines; return to Australia and rejoining squadron in Kingaroy; conditions at the Milne Bay Camp; ineffectiveness of bombing mission on Japanese invasion fleet; ditching of plane and rescue by Sideia Island missionaries; medical evacuation to Australia; posting to 86 Squadron; impact of war on civilian life.
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