An Airman far away, 1968-98

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Containers:
Box 4-5 (MS 9691)
Component identifier:
File 29-37
Content Summary:

In his retirement Fry carried out research on the life of Charlie Williams (1909-1943), the brother of Sheila Fry. Williams served in the RAAF, was sent to England under the Air Empire Training Scheme and was killed on one of the Dambuster raids. Fry's book An airman far away was published by Kangaroo Press and launched by the Governor-General, Bill Hayden, in 1993.

The papers comprise transcripts of the letters of Charlie Willams, copies of RAF service records, papers relating to Australian War Memorial research grants, correspondence of Sheila Fry concerning her brother (1968), cuttings about the Dambusters, seminar papers and talks by Fry about his research, the speeches of Bill Hayden and Fry at the launching, reviews of the book and letters from readers. The correspondents include Sheila Fry, David Irving, H.R. Humprhries, Russell Turner, Alex Bateman, Ken Inglis, Robin Gollan, Stephen Payne, Patrick Howard and Harry Turner.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were purchased by the Library from Eric Fry in 2000. Further papers were added in 2008.

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Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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