Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society oral history interview with Gerald Brown

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Accession number

07-588

Maker

Gerald W. Brown
John van Duivenboden
Jeanne Brown
Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society

Description

Oral history interview with Gerald Brown covering his early career as a mechanical engineer for Smiths Instruments in the United Kingdom working on automatic pilots for aircraft. Includes information on Brown’s work in Italy in the late 1930s and with flying boats for Tasman Empire Airways Ltd in the early 1940s.

Media/Materials

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

Physical description

1 sound cassette (ca. 90 minutes) : analog; MP3 and WAV files on drive (91 minutes)

Credit line

Gerald W. Brown et al. 16 Jul 1993. Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society oral history interview with Gerald Brown, 07-588. 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

Production place

Mount Roskill Auckland City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Interviews Brown, Gerald W. Anecdotes Flight engineering Anecdotes Gyroscopic instruments Anecdotes Seaplanes Anecdotes Short Sunderland Anecdotes Short Solent Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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