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An interview/narrative of Harry Schiff's experiences during World War II. Leading Aircraftman Schiff served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in England and Northern Ireland. Interview took place on March 19, 2008.

Rank: Leading Aircraftman.

Interviewee: Schiff, Harry, b. 1922

Interviewer: Fitch, Ed and Sharon

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Fitch, Ed and Sharon
• Schiff, Harry, b. 1922

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Keyword

• Radar--Maintenance and repair
• World War, 1939-1945--Radar
• Canada--Royal Canadian Air Force--Military life
• Ballykelly (Northern Ireland)
• Basic training (Military education)
• Airplanes, Military--Radar equipment
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
• Radar--Equipment and supplies
• Canada--Royal Canadian Air Force--Demobilization
• World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Canadian
• Jews, Canadian
• Schiff, Harry, b. 1922--Interviews
• Canada--Royal Canadian Air Force--Barracks and quarters
• Military morale
• Aviation ground crews
• Canada--Royal Canadian Air Force--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
• Pembroke Dock (Wales)
• Bombers--Radar equipment
• Canada--RCAF Station (Clinton, Ont.)--Radio Direction Finding School, 31
• Radar
• Canada--Royal Canadian Air Force--Radar and Communications School (Clinton, Ont.)
• Radar--Military applications

Date created

• March 19, 2008

Relation

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

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Canada
• Northern Ireland

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258
• 54.5, -6.5

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording (DVF) also available.

Physical Repository

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

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

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

Genre

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

Archival item identifier

• SH_738

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

• March 19, 2008

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 16 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2008. 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/s4jk-3013

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