Richard Saunders - American praise

This interview is part of the ongoing DVA Veterans' Stories project. See transcript below:
"I was once invited to a meeting between the Commanding Officer of an American unit and the Commander of the 5th Air Force headquarters. And the American Army Major complained that the American Air Force were not helping them in their landing. The Air Force General said, "No, that is correct. We are prepared to give you one aircraft per mile of advance. But in the meantime, we are assisting the people who are defeating the Japanese, and that's the Australians." That's a little bit ... But it did happen."