Recording of an interview with Wing Commander Charles Gardner, June 1980

Interview with Wing Commander Charles Gardner, who served in the Far East flying Catalinas with 240 Squadron. He describes operations against the Japanese fleet and attacks by Japanese aircraft.

Charles Gardner describes his flight to the Far East with three Catalinas of 240 Squadron, and various aspects of operations against the Japanese in the Far East. He recalls Japanese attacks on Colombo and Trincomalee and low-level searches for the Japanese fleet at sea.