Ronald David Guthrie as a warrant officer pilot No 77 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF and a prisoner of war, Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn (RAAF Res)
Accession Number: S02288
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Guthrie speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; his posting as a warrant officer in No 77 Fighter Squadron RAAF and its operational role in Korea; the circumstances of his capture; his treatment as a prisoner of war (POW); his attempted escape; the march to the prison camps along the Manchurian border where he was interned; his release after two years as a prisoner of the Chinese Army. While a POW Guthrie was promoted to the rank of Flying Officer.
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Brand: BASF DM 124
Carrier: digital audio tape (DAT)
Track: two track mono
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AWM Oral History Program
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