Bob Boulton interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1428687
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Boulton, Bob, 1906?-1982, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewer.
- Description:
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- 1977
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 86 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, half-track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Fred Morton collection.
- Summary:
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REEL 5, SIDE 1. Bob Boulton speaks about Kingsford-Smith and Ulm, with whom he flew as a pilot and flight engineer, how he joined Australian National Airways as apprentice pilot-engineer; Australian National Airways; other pilots; characters of Kingsford-Smith and Ulm; Southern Cloud tragedy; training with Australian National Airways; flying conditions; Southern Sky crash; effect of crashes and the Depression on Australian National Airways; aviation work after liquidation of Australian National Airways with Ulm and the official airmail flights; Qantas; association with Kingsford-Smith and the Lady Southern Cross; Tommy Pretheridge; crash of the Lady Southern Cross; Jubilee Mail flight; examples of Kingsford-Smith's expertise; Kingsford-Smith's trans-Pacific flight.
- Biography/History:
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Bob Boulton - pilot and flight engineer
- Notes:
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- Recording begins on Reel 5, Side 1.
- This is part of a collection of interviews concerning the life of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith.
- Recorded in Aug. 1977.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia ;
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Aviators
- Other authors/contributors:
- Morton, Fred, 1930-1993
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Fred Morton collection.
This collection contains 101 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2047 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1977
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