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This 1944 volume presents "in broad outline the developments of the warin the air in which the RAAF participated in the past year - thatwill breathe the spirit of Air Force and provide the Service with itsthird souvenir". Again there are many contributed articles reflectingthe situation from the serving man's perspective and, in this book, theauthors are named rather than just having their service number recorded.

Aspreviously the articles cover a wide range of topics - RAAF Wings OverEurope, RAAF Spitfires at the Kill, Solo to Berlin, Beaufighter Toll,Africa Star, Middle East Squadrons, Italian Stranglehold, From Nadzabto Noemfoor, Nightingales of New Guinea, Kittyhawk Victory, Escape fromWewak, The Road to Salami, Convoy to Aitape, Burma's Story, DarwinFights Back, and Night Flight to Sourabaya to name just some.

AnHonour Roll is included which details awards and decorations ofAustralians in the RAAF and RAF. Foreign decorations received are alsolisted.

FOREIGN DECORATIONS
BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE
F/L. R. Rankin, D.F.C.

POLISH CROSS OF VALOUR
W/C. C. R. Caldwell, D.S.O., D.F.C. & Bar; P/O.
J. A. Wells.

MEDAL FOR VALOUR (RUSSIAN)
F/L. D. H. Smith.

Aswith other books in the series there is an excellent selection ofcolour and black and white photographs and sketches highlightingpeople, places and planes. It is a valuable resource and a great readfor all interested in military history.

This CD contains highquality scanned images of the original book, and has been bookmarkedfor easy navigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged andprinted out if required.

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