MOTAT oral history interview with William Leslie Bridget

Object detail

Accession number

09-0743

Maker

William Bridget
Roger Munns

Description

Oral history interview with William Bridget covering his service as a navigator in RAF 101 and 75 (NZ) Squadrons during World War, 1939-1945. Describes operations in Bristol Blenheim and Vickers Wellington bomber aircraft, return to New Zealand, posting as a pilot to 40 Transport Squadron in the Pacific, and time in RAF, 1947-8.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic

Physical description

1 sound disc (ca. 89 minutes) : digital.

Other title

William (Bill) Bridget

Credit line

William Bridget et al. 28 Feb 2005. MOTAT oral history interview with William Leslie Bridget, 09-0743. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Current rights

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Classification

Disk, Optical Disc, Compact Tools & Equipment for Communication Data Processing T&E Data Processing Media

Production place

Howick Manukau City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Interviews Bridget, William (b.1902) Anecdotes World War, 1939-1945 Anecdotes Vickers Wellington Anecdotes Bristol Blenheim Anecdotes Lockheed Ventura Anecdotes Bombers Anecdotes Aerial operations Sound recording and reproducing Anecdotes New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Squadron 75 Oral history Great Britain. Royal Air Force Bomber Command

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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