Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society oral history interview with Les Adams

Object detail

Accession number

07-593

Maker

Les Adams
John van Duivenboden
Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society

Description

Oral history interview with Les Adams for the Solent Preservation Society Inc. Interview covers his time as a flight rigger for the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War, 1939-1945, and work for TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Ltd) at Mechanics Bay, Auckland. Includes information about individual Short S45A Solent Mk IV flying boats.

Media/Materials

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

Physical description

1 sound cassette (ca. 46 minutes) : analog; MP3 and WAV files on drive (46 minutes)

Credit line

Les Adams et al. 29 Mar 1994. Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society oral history interview with Les Adams, 07-593. 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

Northcote North Shore City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Interviews Adams, Les (b. 1924) Anecdotes Flight engineering Anecdotes New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force Solomon Islands Campaigns World War, 1939-1945 Anecdotes Short Solent Anecdotes Airworthiness Airplanes Anecdotes Tasman Empire Airways Limited Anecdotes Employees Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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