Rank: Air Marshal. Medals and Honours: Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Interviewee: Dunlap, Clarence R., b. 1908

ABSTRACT: Air Marshal Clarence R. Dunlap, C.B.E. Royal Canadian Air Force (Reel 19, Side 2, interviewed by J. L. Cross) Observes the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll. Describes this in some detail. (30:00) (Reel 20, Side 1) Immediate post-war period. Senior Air Force officers and service chiefs. Canada/U.S. joint defence, planning, intelligence, etc. In September 1947, posted for one year to the National War College in Washington D.C. A semi-civilian status as a foreign student. Describes living conditions in Washington. Staff of the war college, guest speakers, etc. (95:00) (Reel 20, Side 2) National War College. Appointed commandant of the National Defence College at Kingston, Ont. Anecdote. (30:00)

An interview/narrative of Clarence R. Dunlap's experiences during World War II. Air Marshal Dunlap, C.B.E., served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Interview took place on December 1, 1981.

Interviewer: Cross, James L.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Cross, James L.
• Dunlap, Clarence R., b. 1908

Subject

• World War (1939-1945)
• Military history
• Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
• World War (1914-1918)

Language

• eng

Date created

• December 1, 1981

Relation

• Part of the Reginald H. Roy collection of interviews.
• Air Marshal Dunlap's further distinctions include the Silver Star (U.S.A.) and Croix de Guerre (France).

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 6 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Washington (D.C.)

Coordinates

• 38.89511, -77.03637

Additional physical characteristics

• Two original sound tape reels (ca. 250 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. (nos. 19-20) ; 4 sound cassette copies : standard, mono. (nos. 36-39) in Special Collections.

Physical Repository

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

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

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

Genre

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

Archival item identifier

• DCR_252

Fonds title

• Reginald Herbert Roy fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC104

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds

Date digitized

• September 13, 2011

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. 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/kq7m-xc33

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