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Len Henderson, Dudley Thrift, William 'Billy' Griffin, Frederick Darmody, Harold Howes and Stanley Williams interviewed by Louise Darmody regarding the events of 8 August 1942 when RAAF Short S23 Empire Flying Boat A18-11 crashed and sank whilst attempting to rescue survivors of a Japanese submarine attack on the MV Mamutu
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Maker: Darmody, Louise
MV Mamutu was near Daru, New Guinea on 7 August 1942 when the vessel was shelled by Japanese submarine RO-33 and sank with the loss of 114 lives. Empire Flying Boat A18-11 was deployed on 8 August 194...S05254
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O16231 (414828) Rackley, Lionel Norman (Flying Officer) DFC
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Maker: Rackley, Lionel Norman
Lionel Rackley DFC interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service as a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot flying Lancasters with Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command during the Second World WarS01663
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Pilot Officer N E Skinner, wireless operator, 149 Squadron RAF, 28-29 November 1942, describes the action for which Flight Sergeant Rawdon Hume Middleton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross
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Maker: Skinner, Norman Edward British Broadcasting Corporation
Rawdon 'Ron' Middleton VC was the captain of Stirling Bomber "H" for Harry, 149 Squadron RAF on the night of 28-29 November 1942. The aircraft was en route to bomb the Fiat factory in Turin, Italy whe...S00097