MOTAT oral history interview with Les Adams
Maker and role
Les Adams, Interviewee
Megan Hutching, Interviewer
Production date
15 Oct 2008-22 Oct 2008
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Object detail
Accession number
08-1011
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Description
Oral history interview with Les Adams covering his work as an airframe engineer for TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Ltd) at Mechanics Bay, Auckland and his involvement with the restoration of MOTAT’s Short S45 Solent Mk 4 by the Solent Preservation Society Inc. Mentions war service in the Solomon Islands during World War, 1939-1945.
Media/Materials
Physical description
2 sound cassettes (ca. 70 minutes) : analog and mp3 files on drive (92 minutes)
Credit line
Les Adams et al. 15 Oct 2008-22 Oct 2008. MOTAT oral history interview with Les Adams, 08-1011. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Interviews
Adams, Les (b. 1924)
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Dairy farming
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Ice cream, ices, etc.
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Aerial operations
World War, 1939-1945
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Tasman Empire Airways Limited
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Employees
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Seaplanes
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Short Solent
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Landing
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Conservation and restoration
Airplanes
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Maintenance and repair
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Life-rafts
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Solent Preservation Society Incorporated
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Museum of Transport and Technology
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Volunteer workers in museums
Sound recording and reproducing
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