Moline, Arthur John (Flight Lieutenant, b.1910 - d.1995) Accession Number: PR85/385

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 401475 Flight Lieutenant Arthur John Moline, Air Force Headquarters, Australia, New Guinea, United States of America, Netherlands East Indies, 1941-1944, 1980, 1984.

Wallet 1 of 1 – This wallet contains facsimiles of documents relating to Moline's service. These documents include 1 flying logbook (divided into two) spanning the period 20 August 1941 to 19 December 1944 of Moline’s service across Australia, New Guinea, the Netherlands East Indies, and the United States in PBY Catalinas and Avro Ansons; 1 brief diary discussing flying duties spanning the period 26 May to 8 August 1942; 2 written accounts of different missions undertaken by Catalinas, one is dated 13 December 1942 and discusses action over the Solomon Islands where Moline spotted and followed a fleet of Japanese ships towards Mambare Bay, the second contains various accounts of missions in the Pacific during 1942 including a mission over the Kokoda trail in December 1942; 1 annotated newspaper article dated 1 May 1980 discussing the role of Catalinas in the Battle of the Coral Sea with particular reference to A24-12 (Moline's plane); 1 letter from 14933 Flying Officer Jack Stuart Riddell to Moline dated 30 November 1984 discussing the role of Catalinas in the Pacific particularly over Rabaul; and 5 miscellaneous documents.

Details

Accession Number
PR85/385
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Logbook
Measurement
Extent: 1 cm
Wallet/s: 1
Date Made
1941-1985
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
12
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 419/072/020
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

More like this

Wilken, James Henry (Captain, b.1893 - d.1959)

Private Record PR00045 Period 1910-1919

Collection relating to the First World War and Second World War service and maritime career of NX101575 Captain James Henry Wilken, Australian Intelligence Corps, Australia, Egypt, Palestine, Netherla

Rentell, John Lachlan (Flight Lieutenant, b.1914 - d.1966)

Private Record PR06154 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 35779 Flight Lieutenant John Lachlan Rentell, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and the Netherlands East Indies, 1935-1945. Wallet 1 of 2 co

Edwards, Clive Eric (Lieutenant, b.1917 - d.2005)

Private Record PR04113 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX3032 Lieutenant Clive Eric Edwards, 2/27 Australian Infantry Battalion, Australia, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, New Guinea, and Indonesia,

Howes, Thomas Edward White (Flight Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.2018)

Private Record PR03613 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 404900 Flight Lieutenant Thomas Edward White Howes DFC, No. 70 and No. 104 Squadron (RAF), Australia, Libya, Egypt, Italy and Crete, 1942-1994.

Watt, John Norman 'Jack' (Major, b.1918 - d.2009)

Private Record AWM2016.51.1 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX39383 Major John Norman 'Jack' Watt, Royal Australian Army Pay Corps, Singapore, 1942-1946. Wallet 1 of 3 - contains a diary spanning 1942-194

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 23 June 2025 - 5.53 am