Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society oral history interview with Bert Carlyon

Object detail

Accession number

07-626

Maker

Bert Carlyon
John van Duivenboden
Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society

Description

Oral history interview with Bert Carlyon about his time working for Tasman Empire Airways Ltd as a flight engineer working on Short Sandringham and Solent flying boats and land-based aircraft – Lockheed Electra and Douglas DC8. Includes information about his service in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War, 1939-1945.

Media/Materials

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

Physical description

1 sound cassette (ca. 34 minutes) : analog; MP3 and WAV files on drive (41 minutes)

Credit line

Bert Carlyon et al. 16 Aug 1997. Solent Flying Boat Preservation Society oral history interview with Bert Carlyon, 07-626. 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

Rotorua Bay of Plenty New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Interviews Carlyon, Bert (b. 1916) Anecdotes New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Anecdotes New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force Anecdotes Seaplanes Anecdotes Short Solent Anecdotes Tasman Empire Airways Limited Anecdotes Employees Anecdotes Flight engineering Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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