An interview/narrative of Kenneth Pask's experiences during World War II. Pask served with the Royal Air Force. Interview took place on November 23, 2005.

Interviewer: Karod, Suneil

ABSTRACT: Kenneth Pask This interview was of tactical airpower. It starts by going straight into training because Mr. Pask did not seem to want to go into his childhood. His training took place in Canada, he was a member of the RAF. Mr. Pask was sent to Burma and ran escort missions and support missions. Mr. Pask was in many dogfights and had a clear sense of what he needed to do. Mr. Pask was involved in the Battle of Imphal and talks of the complete control of the skies in Burma after that battle. Mr. Pask is still very bitter about the fact that Burma does not get the recognition that it deserves, and the fact that it is known as the forgotten war. Start - training experience 10 min in - shipped off to Burma 16 min in - overseas experience 24 min in - compares missions 45 min in - talks about Burma as forgotten war

Interviewee: Pask, Kenneth

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Karod, Suneil
• Pask, Kenneth

Subject

• Personal narratives--Canadian
• Military history
• World War (1914-1918)
• World War (1939-1945)

Language

• eng

Date created

• November 23, 2005

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Burma
• Canada

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258
• 21, 96

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording on audio cassette also available.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• interviews
• sound recordings
• oral histories (literary genre)
• reminiscences

Archival item identifier

• PK_558

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• August 23, 2012

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2012. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/f5j7-hm87

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