Author: Louis George DustingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780646223612
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The 1942-1943 Diary of a Corporal Fitter IIE of No. 30 Beaufighter Squadron in New Guinea
Author: Louis George DustingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780646223612
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Diary of Laurence Albert George Crouch, a Fitter/armourer in No. 30 Beaufighter Squadron in New Guinea, 1942-1943
Author: Laurence Albert George CrouchPublisher:
ISBN: 9780646252711
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Australian National Bibliography
Author: War on Our Doorstep
Author: Gabrielle ChanPublisher: Harwood Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Diary of 8th Photo Squadron, New Guinea
Author: United States. Army Air Forces. 8th Photo SquadronPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
New Guinea Skies
Author: Wayne P. RothgebPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Squadron to shoot down a hundred Japanese planes, and Lieutenant Rothgeb's account is filled with harrowing clashes, including a fiery crash and a raid on Rabaul. New Guinea itself posed a challenge to pilots as well, with its menacing jungles, fetid swamps, and sudden storms closing in around the impassable mountains. Author Rothgeb also reveals the human side of squadron life: special encounters, VIP visitors, adventures on leave, romances formed and broken, battles.
General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428913351
Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
General Kenney Reports is a classic account of a combat commander in action. General George Churchill Kenney arrived in the South- west Pacific theater in August 1942 to find that his command, if not in a shambles, was in dire straits. The theater commander, General Douglas MacArthur, had no confidence in his air element. Kenney quickly changed this situation. He organized and energized the Fifth Air Force, bringing in operational commanders like Whitehead and Wurtsmith who knew how to run combat air forces. He fixed the logistical swamp, making supply and maintenance supportive of air operations, and encouraging mavericks such as Pappy Gunn to make new and innovative weapons and to explore new tactics in airpower application. The result was a disaster for the Japanese. Kenney's airmen used air power-particularly heavily armed B-25 Mitchell bombers used as commerce destroyers-to savage Japanese supply lines, destroying numerous ships and effectively isolating Japanese garrisons. The classic example of Kenney in action was the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, which marked the attainment of complete Allied air dominance and supremacy over Japanese naval forces operating around New Guinea. In short, Kenney was a brilliant, innovative airman, who drew on his own extensive flying experiences to inform his decision-making. General Kenney Reports is a book that has withstood the test of time, and which should be on the shelf of every airman.
Dumbo Diary
Author: Jenny ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
The Bomber Offensive
Author: Anthony VerrierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bombardment
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Song of the Beauforts
Author: Colin M. KingPublisher:
ISBN: 9781920800246
Category : Beaufort (Bomber)
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
This book records the exploits of the airmen of the first Australian Beaufort squadron in action in World War II. Developed as a torpedo and general reconnaissance bomber, the Beaufort was the heaviest, most powerful and most complex aircraft ever built in this country. It entered service with the Royal Australian Air Force at a time when Japanese invasion seemed imminent. As the tide of the war in the South-West Pacific turned from one mostly fought over the ocean to a land-based operation, the original squadron was joined by additional Beaufort units to form the RAAF's No 71 Wing. Employing new methods of warfare, the Beaufort crews closely supported American and Australian ground forces. Using participants' own words to describe events, from the hazards of training to the fury of offensive operations, the author vividly brings to life the bravery of the aviators and the dedication and skill of the ground crews who operated Beauforts during the protracted campaign across the South-West Pacific.