Acton, Richard Keith: my Air Force recollections (March 20, 2012) ...

• Main Author: Unav
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: University of Victoria Libraries 2022
• Subjects: Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force; Cold War 1945-1989; Military history; United States. Air Force; Consolidated aircraft; Sovereignty > Canada; Radar in navigation; Canso Seaplane; Air-to-air missiles; Airplanes > Motors; Aerial photogrammetry; Flight navigators; Acton, Richard Keith, 1931- > Interviews; Aeronautics, Military > Communication systems; Aerial photography; Airborne warning and control systems; Surveying; Airplanes, Military > Maintenance and repair; Canada > Royal Canadian Air Force > Squadron, 408; Arctic regions > Maps; Drifting ice stations > Arctic Ocean; Air defenses > Canada; Thule Air Base Greenland; Pinetree Line; Photographic surveying; Ballistic missile early warning system; Canada > Royal Canadian Air Force > Personal narratives, Canadian; Lancaster Bomber > Modifications; Radar defense networks > Canada; Airplanes, Military > Modification; Aviation ground crews; Aids to air navigation; Cold War; Canada > Royal Canadian Air Force > Aerial reconnaissance; Canada, Northern > Maps; Geological Survey of Canada; Norman Wells N.W.T.; Brown, Kenneth William Ken, 1920-2002; Whitehorse Yukon; Airplanes, Military > Radar equipment; Tracking radar; Canada > Surveys; United States > Air Force; Canada > RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ont.; Flight crews; Arctic Coast Canada > Maps; Altitude, Influence of; Reconnaissance aircraft; Geodesy > Observations; Douglas DC-3 Transport plane; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Yukon; Canada; Greenland; Thule Air Base; Norman Wells; Canso; Thule Air; Thule; Whitehorse
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.58066/y940-3626; http://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/864a6da3-d504-4ca3-8fe3-57db8a74fca0

An interview/narrative of Flight Lieutenant Richard Acton's experiences whilst serving with 408 Squadron. Interview took place on March 20, 2012. ... : Interviewee: Acton, Richard Keith, b. 1931 ...