02553nam 2200565Ia 450 991046203710332120200520144314.01-921719-26-5(CKB)2670000000210230(EBL)932975(OCoLC)795120462(SSID)ssj0000686213(PQKBManifestationID)11471924(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686213(PQKBWorkID)10732686(PQKB)10311340(MiAaPQ)EBC932975(Au-PeEL)EBL932975(CaPaEBR)ebr10595453(EXLCZ)99267000000021023020080809d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWings of destiny[electronic resource] Wing Commander Charles Learmonth DFC and Bar, and the air war in New Guinea /by Charles Page1st ed.Dural Delivery Centre, N.S.W. Rosenberg20081 online resource (416 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-877058-64-5 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; IndexWing 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.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, AustralianWorld War, 1939-1945New GuineaBomber pilotsAustraliaBiographyElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, Australian.World War, 1939-1945Bomber pilots940.54/4994Page Charles1943-890765MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462037103321Wings of destiny1989812UNINA