MOTAT oral history interview with Sherry Smith
Maker and role
Sherry Smith, Interviewee
Megan Hutching, Interviewer
Production date
04 Dec 2012
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Object detail
Accession number
13-0995
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Description
Oral history interview with Sherry Smith covering her time as a stewardess for Tasman Empire Airways Ltd [TEAL] in Short Solent flying boats on trans-Tasman and Coral Route flights in the Pacific. Includes information about service in Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during World War, 1939-1945, and routines of work as TEAL stewardess.
Physical description
1 sound disc (ca. 135 min.) : digital
Credit line
Sherry Smith et al. 04 Dec 2012. MOTAT oral history interview with Sherry Smith, 13-0995. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Smith, Sherry (Charente Douglas), 1925-
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Education
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New Zealand
Photography
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New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force
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Training
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New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Women's Auxiliary Air Force
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World War, 1939-1945
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Tasman Empire Airways Limited
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Employees
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Short Solent
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Seaplanes
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Landing
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New Zealand
Flight attendants
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Uniforms
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Training
Flight crews
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New Zealand
Design and construction
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Passenger traffic
Airlines
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Coral Route
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New Zealand
Aircraft accidents
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Safety measures
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New Zealand
Advertising
Sound recording and reproducing
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