The Fred Austin Oral History, dated 1965, 2000-2002, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Austin and and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on September 4, 2000. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Austin's career with Trans World Airlines (TWA) as a pilot, what spurred him to create the Rockwell Polar Flight, his experiences preparing for the flight, and memories of the November 14, 1965 flight around the world via the North and South Poles.