MOTAT oral history interview with Irene Kingwill
Maker and role
Irene Kingwill, Interviewee
Megan Hutching, Interviewer
Production date
01 Sep 2009
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Object detail
Accession number
09-0867
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Description
Oral history interview with Irene Kingwill about her work as a stewardess on Short Solent flying boats for Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (TEAL) based at Mechanics Bay, Auckland. Includes information on TEAL’s Coral Route in Pacific, trans-Tasman flights, routine on board aircraft, Sir Edmund Hillary and her time as a model for El-Jay Garments.
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 sound disc (ca. 140 minutes) : digital
Credit line
Irene Kingwill et al. 01 Sep 2009. MOTAT oral history interview with Irene Kingwill, 09-0867. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Interviews
Kingwill, Irene
Anecdotes
Social life and customs
New Zealand
Anecdotes
World War, 1939-1945
Anecdotes
Tasman Empire Airways Limited
Anecdotes
Employees
Anecdotes
Passenger traffic
Airlines
Anecdotes
Short Solent
Anecdotes
Landing
Seaplanes
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Flight attendants
Anecdotes
Uniforms
Anecdotes
Safety measures
Anecdotes
Hillary, Edmund Percival, Sir, 1919-2008
Anecdotes
Menus
Anecdotes
Douglas DC-6
Anecdotes
Food service
Anecdotes
Royal visitors
Anecdotes
Tangiwai
New Zealand
Railroad accidents
Anecdotes
Auckland Harbour Bridge
Anecdotes
Solent Preservation Society Incorporated
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Education
Sound recording and reproducing
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