Oral History Interview with Ed Carseth, August 6, 2003
Description:
Interview with Ed Carseth, a pilot during World War II. He discusses an early interest in aviation and earned his pilot's license through the Civilian Pilot Training program. He spent a year as an instructor before joining the Air Transport Command. Through 1944 he delivered aircraft to Australia before being assigned to Myitkyina, Burma. He speaks of living conditions at Myitkyina. He flew materials over the Himalaya Mountains (the Hump) from Burma to Kunming, China. Carseth relates anectdotes…
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Date:
August 6, 2003
Duration:
1 hour 10 minutes 30 seconds
Creator:
Metzler, Ed & Carseth, Ed
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation