McPherson Media

Episodes

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   Voices of our Veterans - Ron Pell

   In 1943 Warrant Officer Pell was sent to England with 115 Squadron to train in Wellington bombers before taking over a Lancaster and joining the round-the-clock bombing raids on Germany and occupied Europe. Serving with the RAAF’s Bomber Command this veteran conceded his ‘different’ war during...

   Apr 10, 2019

   26m
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   Voices of our Veterans - Cliff Spiers

   Cliff is 96 but still can’t believe he’s a day older than 75. He joined the RAAF the minute he was old enough and managed to survive years of war before coming home. He would serve in the Middle East and Italy and on his return became active in the RSL and Legacy, devoting decades of service to...

   Apr 10, 2019

   19m
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   Voices of our Veterans - John Collins

   Joining the Royal Australian Navy towards the end of hostilities, John would discover the official end to fighting did not necessarily mean an end to the dying. He would serve with occupation forces and would confront the dying – and killing – up way too close and personal. His war was one of...

   Apr 10, 2019

   20m
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   Voices of our Veterans - Frank Hazelman

   Frank started in one war and by the time the shooting was over already found himself in another. He finished up working in signals and served in the Pacific, where signals would be filtered from the sky and sent to interpreters – sometimes going as far as the legendary Bletchley Park in the UK.…

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   Apr 10, 2019

   22m
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   Voices of our Veterans - Jim Russell

   Working as ground crew in the RAAF, Jim Russell was never too far from the fighting. He recalled his team in 1945 doing a lot of work on heavy bombers in preparation for embarkation to Okinawa to join the bombing campaign against the Japanese mainland. But two atomic bombs put an end to the war…

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   Apr 10, 2019

   9m