C. R. Caldwell interviewed by Fred Morton in the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 379133
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Caldwell, C. R. (Clive Robertson), 1910-1994, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1977
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 180 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips., half track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Fred Morton collection.
- Summary:
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Side 1. Excerpt of a broadcast made to Australia from England in 1942; introduction of flying and training; in the Middle East as a fighter pilot; training in Australia; Allied and German armaments; tactics in the Middle East; relative merits of planes; the Dieppe Campaign; testing of fighter planes in U.S.A.; Australian Service; defence of Darwin; evaluation of the Boomerang. Side 2. Defence of Darwin cont.; discipline of Japanese pilots.
- Biography/History:
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Group Captain Caldwell was a World War II fighter ace who served in the Middle East, and the Northern Territory defending Darwin.
- Notes:
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- Includes at the beginning an excerpt from a radio broadcast (approx. 30 sec.) by Caldwell made in England in 1942.
- Recorded in Jan. 1977 in Sydney, N.S.W.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215128290
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (6 p.)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Morton, Fred, 1930-1993, interviewer
- 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- Unpublished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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