CORAL SEA BATTLE - AIR VICE MARSHALL IAN MORRISON

A five part talk by Air Vice Marshall Ian Morrison, interviewed by Rhys Richards, for a programme marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. This was the decisive naval battle that halted the south-bound expansion of Japan in the Pacific War.

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Parts 1 and 2. - T7606 and T7607
The talk opens with events leading up to the Coral Sea battle, the lead up to the land war in the Solomon Islands and the role played by New Zealanders, Fijians, Tongans & Solomon Islanders.
Duration 7'38" and 13'40''
T7606 preserved to sa-t-7606-pm, 11-07-06, NG.
T7607 preserved to sa-t-7607-pm, 11-07-06, NG.
Notes in tape boxes.

Part 3. - T7608
The Air Vice Marshall tells of the activities of the NZ Airforce in the Solomons and Papua New Guinea.
Duration 11'16"
Preserved to sa-t-7608-pm, 13-07-06, NG
Notes in tape box.

Part 4 - T7609
Ian Morrison talks about his personal experiences as a young New Zealand Airman and about his unit moving further north from their first base in Espirito Santo.
Duration 15'21"
Preserved to sa-t-7609-pm, 13-07-06, NG.
Notes in tape box.

Part 5 - T7610
This section covers the work that Air Vice Marshall Ian Morrison has been doing to ensure that appropriate memorials were raised, for Solomon Islanders as well as foreigners, at the 50th Anniversary celebrations in August 1992.
Duration 10'41"
Preserved to sa-t-7610-pm, 13-07-06, NG.
Notes in tape box.

14/05/1992, 18/05/1992, 15/05/1992, 13/05/1992 RNZI broadcast.