| Accession Number | S01771 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 38 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD60; half track mono |
| Maker |
Biltoff, Kevin James Dickson, Kevin Alexander |
| Date made | 29 August 1995 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| 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. |
| Source credit to | John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland |
Kevin James Biltoff as a flight sergeant navigator Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Bomber Command Royal Air Force (RAF), North West Europe in the Second World War, interviewed by Kevin Dickson
Description
Discusses prewar education; Legacy; sport; Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) enlistment; navigator training; leave; Australian Imperial Force (AIF) RAAF relations; embarkation; SS Queen Elizabeth; weather; aircraft Anson, Fairy Battle, Wellington, Stirlings, Lancaster, JU88; crashes; casualties; No. 467, 617, 227, 621, 619 Squadrons; D-Day; German prisoners of war (POWs); base conditions; discipline; aircraft operations; tall boy bombs; stress; discharge from RAAF; post war employment; reunions. Mentions Brisbane, QLD; Cootamundra, Evans Head, Parkes, NSW; Brighton, London, UK Neville MacNamarra; Guy Gibson VC.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Kevin James Biltoff as a flight sergeant navigator Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Bomber Command Royal Air Force (RAF), North West Europe in the Second World War, interviewed by Kevin Dickson