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UNINA9910462037103321 |
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Page Charles <1943-> |
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Titolo |
Wings of destiny [[electronic resource] ] : Wing Commander Charles Learmonth DFC and Bar, and the air war in New Guinea / / by Charles Page |
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Dural Delivery Centre, N.S.W., : Rosenberg, 2008 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (416 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, Australian |
World War, 1939-1945 - New Guinea |
Bomber pilots - Australia |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Flight to Eternity; 2. Carramar; 3. Wings; 4. Westward Bound; 5. Charles and Marjorie; 6. Eastward Bound; 7. Boston Boys; 8. Port Moresby; 9. Boston Tea Parties; 10. Goodenough Island; 11. Beaufort Gremlins; 12. Between Sea and Sky; 13. Tail of a Beaufort; 14. Echoes of Past Years; Epilogue; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Wing Commander Charles Learmonth, DFC and Bar, was a well-known flyer in World War II, who was based in Pearce, WA, and involved in the air search for HMAS Sydney. He fought in the skies of New Guinea, flying a twin-engine Boston attack bomber named She's Apples. In January 1944 the then Commanding Officer of No. 22 Squadron, was killed at the age of 26 in a crash 30 kilometres north-west of Rottnest Island. Learmonth Airport was named in his honour. |
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