Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society oral history interview with Gordon Willets

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Accession number

07-584

Maker

Gordon Willets
Ray Gasparich
Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society

Description

Interview with Gordon Willets covering his time working for Tasman Empire Airways Ltd [TEAL] and Air New Zealand. Includes information on his work as an engineer and inspector for TEAL on flying boats and land-based aircraft.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Polyester
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Polyester

Physical description

1 sound cassette (ca. 76 minutes) : analog; MP3 and WAV files on drive (87 minutes)

Credit line

Gordon Willets et al. 20 Aug 1992. Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society oral history interview with Gordon Willets, 07-584. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Audiotape Audiocassette Tools & Equipment for Communication Sound Communication T&E Sound Communication Media

Subject: all levels

Interviews Willets, Gordon (b. 1918) Anecdotes Tasman Empire Airways Limited Anecdotes Employees Anecdotes Maintenance and repair Airplanes Anecdotes Bolt, George Bruce, 1893-1963 Anecdotes Short Solent Anecdotes Lockheed Hudson Anecdotes Douglas DC-6 Anecdotes Electra (Turboprop transports) Anecdotes Douglas DC-8 Anecdotes QANTAS Airways Anecdotes New Zealand Design and construction Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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