Bowes, Frederick Leigh (Oral history)

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Australian officer served as pilot with 453 (RAAF) Sqdn, RAF in Malaya, 1941-1942

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REEL 1 Recollections of operations as pilot with 453 (RAAF) Sqdn, RAF in Malaya 1941-1942: Japanese bombing of Singapore; move to Ipoh; sight of sinking HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, 10/12/1941; return to Singapore; failure to attack Japanese reconnaissance aircraft; limited communications; attacking Japanese bombers; quality of intelligence; organisation of squadron; familiarisation with Brewster Buffalo; character of Brewster Buffalo; opinion of Imperial Japanese Air Force pilots; tactics employed against Japanese aircraft; reconnaissance and patrol duties from Singapore, 1/1942; evacuation flight from Singapore to Palembang, Java, Dutch East Indies.

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Category: Sound
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Morton, Fred A (Production company)
Morton, Fred A (recorder)
Bowes, Frederick Leigh (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1980-12-17
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items 1, 30
Catalogue number: 9634

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