Local History Online — *Collection record (Oral Histories)

Title	*Collection record (Oral Histories) - Hobsonville Oral History Collection.
Date created	2007
Description Summary	Bee Dawson interviewed a number of former service men and women and civilians who spent time in and around Hobsonville, for her book commissioned by the New Zealand Air Force entitled Hobsonville: Portrait of a Seaplane Station, published in 2007. The interviewees talk about the early history of the Hobsonville area, the development of the Air Force, the war years, their war experiences and the Sunderland flying boat era.
Subjects	Air bases - Hobsonville Seaplanes - Hobsonville Hobsonville Airbase - History Hobsonville - History Anderson, Euan Clark, Sir Tom Clayton, Bert Cohen, Dorothy Cotterill, Keith Cranfield, Bill De Lange, Theo Everard, Dick Finch, Don Finch, Esme Ford, John Armiger, Colin Goetz, Grevis Goetz, Sadie Goss, Graeme Gudsell, George Gunton, Mal Hardy, Jack Hayward, Harry Hetrick, Jack Hickson, Bill Highet, Bob Armstrong, Vic Highet, Bob Hope, Max Horsley, Zita Hughes, Wally Klitscher, Kay Klitscher, Robin Laurenson, Graeme Littlejohn, Charles Mackay, Ivor McPhail, Murray Atkins, Norm Mill, Simon Mitchell, Ivan Osborne, Nan Peryman, Arthur Petersen, Bill Porteous, Gwenda Quayle, Stewart Barnes, Jack Ranby, Roy Reid, Matt Simpson, Jack Smale, Jim Thorn, Ken Tucker, Doreen Tucker, Fred Wallingford, Geoffery Beech, Janet Whyte, Gordon Wilson, Jack Beer, Yvonne Hodder, Bing Laurenson, Dawne Morgan, Mac Morgan, Juliette Walker, Pat Walker, Craig Smith, Jacqueline Beer, Cec Smith, Don Pawson, Val Pawson, Don Parr, Audrey Parr, Gerry Bolt, Sir Richard Bremner, Kel New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force - History
Other Notes	Interviews conducted from 2004 to 2009.
Language	English
Copyright Holder	Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Wigram, Christchurch
Access Rights	Contact the West Auckland Research Centre, Waitakere Central Library in Henderson, to listen to recording or view abstract. Not available for loan.
Digital access copies	CD Audio. Wav File
Original medium	Collection;
Supporting materials	Transcripts.
Oral History ID	WOH-1077