Leonard Ernest Henry Parsons as a Flight Lieutenant, pilot, 100 Squadron and 8 Squadron, New Guinea and later 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Base, Sale, Victoria, 1940-1945, interviewed by Sandy Clugston.

Places	Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Sale Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay
Accession Number	S03094
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	57 min 33 sec
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	digital audio tape (DAT); BASF DM 124; 48kHz; 16 bit; stereo
Maker	Clugston, Sandy Parsons, Leonard Ernest Henry
Place made	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made	17 April 2003
Access	Open
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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.

Description

Leonard Parsons discusses his experiences as a Flight commander of No. 8 Squadron in New Guinea in 1944, his training experiences and his brothers who also received DFCs. His significant postings were to Essendon for training to Number 100 Squadron at Milne Bay, and to No. 8 Squadron. He later became Chief Flying Instructor at 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Base, Sale, Victoria.
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Listen to Leonard Ernest Henry Parsons as a Flight Lieutenant, pilot, 100 Squadron and 8 Squadron, New Guinea and later 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Base, Sale, Victoria, 1940-1945, interviewed by Sandy Clugston.