| Place | Asia: Korea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | F04889 |
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 36 min 30 sec |
| Object type | To be confirmed |
| Physical description | Betacam SP/Colour/sound (unmixed) |
| Maker |
Guthrie, Ronald David Llewelyn, Kenneth |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | 8 June 2001 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|
| Source credit to | Australian War Memorial oral history program |
Ron Guthrie as a pilot, No 77 Fighter Squadron RAAF, and a prisoner of war, Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn
Description
A video interview with Ron Guthrie conducted at the Australian War Memorial. Guthrie speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; his posting in No 77 Fighter Squadron RAAF and its operational role in Korea; the circumstances of his capture by the North Koreans; his treatment as a prisoner of war (POW); his attempted escape; the march to the prison camps along the Manchurian border where he was interned with other United Nations POWs; his release after two years as a prisoner of the Chinese Army. (While a POW Guthrie was promoted to the rank of Flying Officer). See also sound recording S02288.