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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 Lieutenant, 75 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force with Ed Stokes discussing Pre-war teaching career, enlistment in RAAF and initial training at Bradfield Park, Tamworth and Deniliquin, training on tiger moths at Tamworth, selection criteria for flying Wirraways, gunnery training at Port Pirie, operational flying training at Nhill, initial impressions of the Kittyhawk plane and description of cockpit controls, inadequacy of 3 Squadron instructors, tragedy of flight between Bankstown and Townsville, posting to Port Moresby, morale of Squadron, first air contact with Japanese, post-battle stress, missions of 75 Squadron, Japanese air tactics, effect of John Jackson's death on squadron, pressures on pilots to fly defective aircraft, return of squadron to Kingaroy and their morale, discipline problems in squadron and conflicts with Les Jackson, reflections on the poor command on the RAAF in New Guinea.
Part 1 of Arthur Douglas Tucker, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 2 of Arthur Douglas Tucker, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 3 of Arthur Douglas Tucker, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 4 of Arthur Douglas Tucker, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 5 of Arthur Douglas Tucker, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 6 of Arthur Douglas Tucker, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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
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
Wilfred Stanley Arthur as a wing commander, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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 enlistment in army at age seventeen; further study to qualify for Air Force; training courses at Victor Harbour and Benalla; flying Tiger Moths; training on Wirraways at Deniliquin; gunnery
Peter Jeffrey as a group captain, 3 Squadron and 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.