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Beaufighters, Bravery and Lost Airmen
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- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2022
Summary
An Australian attack aircraft flies into a ship with guns blazing. Both crewmen are killed, but does anyone notice?
At the entrance to Orsta fjord, down an overgrown path, a granite stone stands on a rocky outcrop at the water’s edge. Roughly inscribed in English, it records the loss of two young Australians. The stone was erected in 1947 by parents grieving the loss of their son. Each year villagers of Orsta pay homage to the sacrifice of these two young Australians who died to resto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922615428 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922615420 |
| Author: | John Quaife |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 430g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 229mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
John Quaife
John Quaife grew up in Melbourne with a childhood passion for military aviation. He pursued this dream by spending 28 years as a fighter pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A graduate of the RAAF’s ‘top gun’ training course, he rose to become one of Australia’s most senior military commanders. John continues his service as an Air Vice-Marshal in the RAAF active reserve. He is currently working on a companion history detailing the RAAF and RNZAF experience within Coastal Command’s ANZAC Strike Wing.
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