An oral history project for the Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland, New Zealand : the Solent flying boat and the Lancaster bomber in the words of those who flew in them

Maker and role
Philip Alpers, Interviewer
Wordsmith Company Limited, Other contributor
Ray Gasparich, Interviewee
Joy Hanna, Interviewee
Gerald W. Brown, Interviewee
John van Duivenboden, Interviewee
Janet Beech, Interviewee
Irene Kingwill, Interviewee
Stan Eade, Interviewee
Edgar Tredrea, Interviewee
Jack Shorthouse, Interviewee
Geoff Freer, Interviewee
Maurice E. McGreal, Interviewee
Dennis Marshall, Interviewee
Ron Stewart, Interviewee
Laurie McKenna, Interviewee
Des Hall, Interviewee
Harry Furner, Interviewee
Ron Mayhill, Interviewee
Desmond Andrewes, Interviewee
Alfred Drew, Interviewee
Graham Mandeno, Interviewee
Rex Jamieson, Interviewee
Production date
1995

Object detail

Accession number

02-250

Maker

Philip Alpers
Wordsmith Company Limited
Ray Gasparich
Joy Hanna
Gerald W. Brown
John van Duivenboden
Janet Beech
Irene Kingwill
Stan Eade
Edgar Tredrea
Jack Shorthouse
Geoff Freer
Maurice E. McGreal
Dennis Marshall
Ron Stewart
Laurie McKenna
Des Hall
Harry Furner
Ron Mayhill
Desmond Andrewes
Alfred Drew
Graham Mandeno
Rex Jamieson

Description

Six hours of edited highlights transcribed from twenty-three one hour interviews with past flight crew and support staff, recalling their experiences in the Solent and Lancaster displayed at MOTAT or in similar aircraft of the same period. The Solent interviewees are: Ray Gasparich, Joy Hanna, Gerald Brown, John Van Duivenboden, Janet Beech, Irene Kingwill, Stan Eade, Eddie Tredrea, Jack Shorthouse, Geoff Freer, Maurice McGreal and Denny Marchall & Jean Freer. The Lancaster interviewees are: Ron Stewart, Laurie McKenna, Des Hall, Harry Furner, Ron Mayhill, Des Andrewes, Alf Drew, Graham Mandeno and Rex Jamieson.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

80 p. ; 30 cm.

Credit line

Philip Alpers et al. 1995. An oral history project for the Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland, New Zealand : the Solent flying boat and the Lancaster bomber in the words of those who flew in them, 02-250. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Subject: all levels

Anecdotes Short Solent Anecdotes Avro Lancaster Anecdotes Tasman Empire Airways Limited Anecdotes New Zealand Aviation Interviews Gasparich, Ray Interviews Hanna, Joy Interviews Brown, Gerald W. Interviews Van Duivenboden, John Interviews Beech, Janet Interviews Kingwill, Irene Interviews Eade, Stan Interviews Tredrea, Eddie H. M. Interviews Shorthouse, Jack (b. 1920) Interviews Freer, Geoffrey (b. 1923) Interviews McGreal, Maurice, 1918- Interviews Marshall, Dennis Interviews Freer, Jean Edith Interviews Stewart, Ronald Walter Interviews McKenna, Laurie Interviews Hall, William Desmond, 1924 Interviews Furner, Harry John William Interviews Mayhill, Ron Interviews Andrewes, Desmond Interviews Drew, Alfred Sydney Interviews Mandeno, Graham Lloyd Interviews Jamieson, Rex

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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