[Reginald Relf]

Australia, APR 2010

Reginald Relf tells of his time in the Royal Australian Air Force, training as a mechanic at RMIT in Melbourne. Later he was posted in Queensland, tracking aircraft flying to and from New Guinea. As well as sharing his experiences of this time, he tells of his joy and relief when war ended.

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Credits

creator

Reginald Relf

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:02:32:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

APR 2010

Appears in

Group of items

In our words: stories from Victorian veterans [April 2010]

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001969

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Air Force

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Battlefields - New Guinea

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Biography

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - History

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → World War, 1939-1945 - History

People → World War, 1939-1945 - Biography

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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