Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

to

Searching collections:

East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)

Add or remove collections

Home East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) Interview with Donald Dean

Reference URL

Share

Add tags

Comment

Rate

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Interview with Donald Dean

View Description

Download

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Back to top

Powered by CONTENTdm®

Rating
Title	Interview with Donald Dean
Interviewee	Dean, Donald
Summary	Former Group Captain recalls introduction to flying and wartime service in the Royal Air Force as a pilot. Describes flying training, air sea rescue work, posting to Bomber Command and flying Whitley planes. Recalls being shot down and subsequent rescue. Describes being part of 77 Squadron at RAF Topcliffe in Yorkshire under Don Bennett. Talks about the work of the "Pathfinders Group", briefings and bombing missions. Recalls the some of the people he flew with and loyalty to aircraft. Describes the "corkscrew" manoeuvre for engaging enemy aircraft and other details of flying. Describes debriefing on return from a mission, size of a squadron and details of hazards of flying.
Subject	World War II Transportation
Duration	00:45:42
Location	United Kingdom -- England -- London
Place name	London
Type	Audio
Date created	1985
Periods covered	1930-1939 1940-1949
Town of birth	St Marylebone, London
Interviewee's Education	City of London School,
Interviewee's occupation	Group Captain, Royal Air Force
Interviewer	Pallett, T.
Recording date	06/01/1985
Recording location	Interviewee's home
Language	English
Original format	Tape
Collection	East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)
EMOHA collection No.	LO/182/133
Rights	You may use this recording in accordance with our licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/
Metadata Licence	You can re-use this metadata record under a Creative Commons Zero ‘no rights reserved’ licence: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Download available	No
Contact us	Please contact EMOHA http://www.le.ac.uk/emoha/ for enquiries about this item or to seek permission to use it.
Themes	World War II Transportation

Find results with:

Searching collections:

Home East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) Interview with Donald Dean

Interview with Donald Dean

Description

Tags

Comments