Interview with Peter Isaacson
Object numberM2026/085
TitleInterview with Peter Isaacson
CreatorSydney Jewish Museum (interviewed by)
DescriptionInterview with Peter Isaacson conducted by the Sydney Jewish Museum for the Serving Australia military exhibition.
This interview was completed in 2009 and has a running time of 27 minutes.
To access this interview, please contact collections@sjm.com.au.
Peter Isaacson was born 31st July 1920 in London, England. His family moved to Australia when he was still young. Both his father and uncle served in WWI and it was expected that Peter would enlist. He also cites what was happening to the Jews under the Germans and Italians as a reason for joining up.
Peter Isaacson enlisted in the Airforce, undergoing training in Australia then Canada and finally to Britain. He was a Captain of a Lancaster bombing crew. He served the entire war flying operations from Britain from 1940-1943 until he returned to Australia. He made the first flight from England to Australia, from east to west in 1943. He undertook some early flights to Japan.
This interview was completed in 2009 and has a running time of 27 minutes.
To access this interview, please contact collections@sjm.com.au.
Peter Isaacson was born 31st July 1920 in London, England. His family moved to Australia when he was still young. Both his father and uncle served in WWI and it was expected that Peter would enlist. He also cites what was happening to the Jews under the Germans and Italians as a reason for joining up.
Peter Isaacson enlisted in the Airforce, undergoing training in Australia then Canada and finally to Britain. He was a Captain of a Lancaster bombing crew. He served the entire war flying operations from Britain from 1940-1943 until he returned to Australia. He made the first flight from England to Australia, from east to west in 1943. He undertook some early flights to Japan.
Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production date 2009-11-24 - 2009-11-24
Production period21st Century
Subjectsoldiers, services (armed), Judaism, Jewish life, journalists, air forces, bombers
Object nametestimonies
Materialdigital
Dimensions
- duration: 27.16 min
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum collection, interview with Peter Isaacson.
Transferred from SJM Library.
DocumentationPeter Isaacson: Oral History Interview