Historical information

The Sunshine and District Historical Society Pioneers’ Lunch / Dinner is an annual event. It’s a commemorative gathering that honours the early settlers, people, community leaders of Sunshine and the surrounding district, events, achievements, etc. At the Pioneers’ Lunch / Dinner, a toast is a ritual and a dedicated moment to honour the original settlers and their contributions, and a guest speaker talks about an interesting subject.

Guest speakers Norm Carlton and Ray Carlton 'Wartime experiences as navigators in the Air Force'

During WW11 Air Force navigators used a combination of dead reckoning, celestial navigation and radio navigation to guide aircraft.

Navigators underwent intensive training to build their skills and adapt to changing conditions including night and bad weather flights.

Physical description

Audio tape

This audio tape has been digitised.

This audio tape has been transcribed. No editing of the recording has taken place, except where the speaker(s) can be identified.