Accession Number | MSS2072 |
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Collection type | Manuscript |
Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
Object type | Manuscript |
Maker |
Murphy, Russell |
Date made | 1998 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
RAAF Personalities
Description
Manuscript consists of six chapters relating primarily to RAAF personalities of the Second World War. The Personalities presented are as follows: Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson DFC of no. 75 Squadron; Squadron Leader Peter St. George Turnbull DFC of no. 76 Squadron; Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton VC of No. 22 Squadron; Wing commander Richard C. Cresswell DFC of no. 77 Squadron; And Group Captain Herbert Clarence Plenty DFC and Bar. A final chapter examines the use of the story of W.E. Newton VC's death by allied propaganda writers.