1 CD: 1 hour 7 minutes 20 seconds

1 CD, Bomber Command veterans: , interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 1 track. Track 1: [0:00-0:12] Austen gives his name and rank, [0:13-0:53] Austen talks about visiting Lord's in 1941, what they did during the two weeks and eating at London Zoo, [0:54-18:16] Austen doesn't recall a gate RAF staff came through or where he was billeted and talks about tests that were carried out, training and going to Canada and Arizona and dating local women and going on leave to Los Angeles including meeting C Aubrey Smith, [18:17-24:08] Austen talks about arriving back in England being based in Lichfield and a particular flying mission where a navigator couldn't continue flying, [24:09-28:15] Austen talks about a bombing raid over Dortmund, [28:16-32:41] Austen talks about confusion over his rank and being made an instructor, [32:41-33:02] Rayvern Allen tries to bring in next veteran but Austen is allowed to continue, [33:03-35:40] Austen talks about seeking transfers and making his way back to his squadron, [35:41-37:59] Austen talks about his post-war service including intelligence up until 1982. [38:00-38:13] Next veteran comes to the microphone, [38:14-38:25] Fellowes gives his name and rank, [38:26-40:00] Fellowes talks about visiting Lord's in 1943 and getting kitted-up and visiting relatives in London, [40:01-40:42] Fellows doesn't recall a gat RAF staff used at Lord's, [40:43-42:13] Fellowes talks about being based at Lord's for 3 weeks, going on to training at Heaton Park in Manchester, [42:14-44:37] Fellowes talks about befriending some Australians and his early RAF career, [44:38-44:49] Interview is briefly interruped by a siren, [44:50-52:59] Fellowes talks part of an Australian squadron and missions he flew on, [53:00-55:20] Fellowes talks about post-war career including flying POW's home, joining BOAC and being reduced from Warrant Officer to Flight Sargeant, [55:21-59:48] Fellowes talks about a French flight lieutenant which Kerr Boxall joins in on talking about, [59:49-1:00:09] Boxall talks about not being based at Lord's, [1:00:10-1:06:50 Fellowes continues talking about being a safety pilot on chipmunks, starting an aircraft recognition school, and being a civil pilot until the age of 65 [PROFANITY at 1:06:26], [1:06:51-1:07:20] Boxall asks about someone else and closing remarks from Rayvern Allen. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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