Overview of the Frank McCarthy processed volume : Singapore harriers : a pictorial record of the R.N.Z.A.F. No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron

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Title: Frank McCarthy processed volume : Singapore harriers : a pictorial record of the R.N.Z.A.F. No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron
Date (inclusive): 1989
Collection Number: 89049
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 volume (52 p.) (1 folder) (0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Relates to activities of the No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in constructing airfields in Malaya for the defense of Singapore from October 1941 until the unit's evacuation in February 1942 following the Japanese invasion of Malaya. Includes text and reproduction of photographs.
Creator: McCarthy, Francis X.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1989.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Frank McCarthy processed volume : Singapore harriers : a pictorial record of the R.N.Z.A.F. No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Leading aircraftman, Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Scope and Content of Collection

Relates to activities of the No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in constructing airfields in Malaya for the defense of Singapore from October 1941 until the unit's evacuation in February 1942 following the Japanese invasion of Malaya. Includes text and reproduction of photographs.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Engineering and construction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- East Asia
New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Aerodrome Construction Squadron, 1