| Description |
xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. The setting -- 2. Getting to England -- Enlistment and training in Australia -- England -- 3. Operations -- The main offensive begins, 1941-1942 -- Coastal Command -- Fighter Command -- The offensive mounts -- 4. Interlude -- Living in wartime England -- 5. Operations: crescendo -- Strategic bombing to tactical air war -- 38 Group -- Second Tactical Air Force: medium bombers -- The bombing offensive continues: new rules -- Crescendo: October 1944 to April 1945 |
| Summary |
Australian airmen flying with Britain's Royal Air Force in WWII made a remarkable contribution to the Allied cause. At last these courageous Australian airmen are given their their rightful place in the history of the European air war |
| Analysis |
World War II (Australia,United Kingdom) |
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Air forces & warfare (Australia,United Kingdom) |
| Notes |
Donated by The Rotary Club of Tuncurry-Forster |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-280) and index |
| Subject |
Australia. Royal Australian Air Force -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe -- Aerial operations, Australian.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Australian.
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Aeronautics, Military -- Australia.
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| LC no. |
2009675350 |
| ISBN |
9781920681500 paperback |
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