Henry Talbot Hammond interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2951035
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hammond, Henry Talbot, 1893-1982, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
-
- 1977
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 67 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, half track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Fred Morton collection.
- Summary:
-
REEL 4, SIDE 2. Group Captain Bunny Hammond speaks about early contact with Kingsford-Smith in Royal Flying Corps; combat flying with the 60th Squadron, R.F.C., in France; forced landing behind German lines and capture; with Citizen Airforce after war; amount of contact with Kingsford-Smith and Ulm at Mascot; his work with a private company; Kingsford-Smith's trans-Pacific flight; air-taxiing and barnstorming; his flying school with Frank Follett; his supervision of Holden's Air Transport Service; his flying experiences in New Guinea; entry into Royal Flying Corps and training; meetings with Kingsford-Smith expecially at Flying School.
- Biography/History:
-
Bunny Hammond, pioneer pilot in the Royal Flying Corps
- Notes:
-
- Recording begins on Reel 4 side 2.
- This is part of a collection of interviews concerning the life of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith.
- Sound quality of interviewee poor.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-194335261
- Related Material:
- Related interview with Henry Talbot Hammond: located at ; National Library of Australia's Oral History & Indigenous Programs collection at ORAL TRC 121/51.
- Subject:
-
- Kingsford-Smith, Charles, 1897-1935
- Hammond, Henry Talbot, 1893-1982 -- Interviews
- Follett, Frank
- Ulm, C. T. P. (Charles Thomas Phillippe), 1897-1934
- Australian National Airways
- Royal Flying Corps
- Holden's Air Transport Service
- Air pilots -- Australia -- Biography
- Flight schools -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- French -- Personal narratives, Australian
- Occupation:
- Aviators
- Other authors/contributors:
- Morton, Fred, 1930-1993, interviewer
- Also Titled:
- Bunny Hammond interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection
- Related Records:
-
This belongs to the Fred Morton collection.
This collection contains 101 records. - Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2047 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1977
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Beau Sheil interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]
- Nell Rogers interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]
- George Allan interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]
- Lester Brain interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]
- Bob Boulton interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]