Dr William Deane-Butcher, Acting Wing Commander and Medical Officer 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Accession Number: S00559
Description
Discussing enlistment; pilot selection; learning to fly at Archerfield; formation of 75 Squadron; isolation of medical officer; medical routine; medical supplies; formation of 76 Squadron; morale; death of John Jackson; retreat to Townsville; sexually transmitted diseases; camp conditions; retrieval of Mark Sheldon's body; sinking of Anshun; appointment as medical officer at Sale, Victoria.
Contextual Description
Discussing enlistment; pilot selection; learning to fly at Archerfield; formation of 75 Squadron; isolation of medical officer; medical routine; medical supplies; formation of 76 Squadron; morale; death of John Jackson; retreat to Townsville; sexually transmitted diseases; camp conditions; retrieval of Mark Sheldon's body; sinking of Anshun; appointment as medical officer at Sale, Victoria.
Details
Accession Number
S00559
Interviewee
Flight Lieutenant William (Bill) Deane-Butcher
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Oral history
Physical Description
Brand: TDK D60
Carrier: audio cassette
Track: two track mono
Measurement
Duration: 3h 21' 26"
Date Made
20 March 1989
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
3
Credit Line
The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
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Part 1 of Dr William Deane-Butcher, Acting Wing Commander and Medical Officer 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 2 of Dr William Deane-Butcher, Acting Wing Commander and Medical Officer 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 3 of Dr William Deane-Butcher, Acting Wing Commander and Medical Officer 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 4 of Dr William Deane-Butcher, Acting Wing Commander and Medical Officer 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 5 of Dr William Deane-Butcher, Acting Wing Commander and Medical Officer 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 6 of Dr William Deane-Butcher, Acting Wing Commander and Medical Officer 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Discussing pre-war employment; Air Force training; posting as reinforcement to 21 Squadron; Singapore; casualty rates; formation of 76 Squadron; comparison of Zeros and Kittyhawks in combat; posting t
Arthur Douglas Tucker, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Conducted in June 1989 with Arthur Tucker, Flight Lieutena
Discussing impact of Anzac tradition and empire patriotism on enlistees; enlistment and training at Bradfield Park; elementary flying in Tiger Moths at Tamworth; flying Wirraways out of Amberley; high
John Walter Wedgwood Piper (250828) DFC as a flight lieutenant, 75 Squadron RAAF, discusses the following: Birth, family and education; religion and early employment; joining Light Horse militia; enli
Discusses motives for enlistment in Air Force; training at Point Cook; move to train at Richmond; posting as instructor to train Empire Air Training Scheme recruits; transfer to Bankstown for conversi
Discussing pre-war employment; enlistment; acceptance into ASDIC; transfer to England and studying radar at Portsmouth; radar appointment to Adelaide; description of sinking of Rameses; intelligence r