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Some More Candidates For Our Book List:

Geoffrey Wellum’s “First Light” – “Perhaps the single best first-hand account from a British Fighter pilot I have ever come across.”

 Ben Kite. “Through Adversity: Britain and the Commonwealth’s War in The Air, 1939-1945”, being volume 1 (2019) and “Undaunted  : Britain and the Commonwealth’s War in The Air, 1939-1945”, being volume 2 (2020) published by Helion and Company, Warwick.

Tasmanians At War in the Air 1939 – 45 “This book tells the stories of Tasmanians, in their own words, who served in the RAAF & RAF during ww2. It's all here; the flak, the searchlights and night fighters over Germany, with Beaufighters in New Guinea, Spitfires over London during the Battle of Britain, Sunderlands over the Atlantic and life in POW camps when captured. This is a great read. Action and adventure on every page. At the end of each veteran's story is a brief post war biography. Additionally, there a brief potted biography of many Tasmanians who served in the RAAF, RAF”. Edited by Sue Johnson & Brian Winspear

Thanks to member, Julian Jones, for adding to our list.

Recovering A Halifax Bomber From The Bottom Of the Baltic

A fascinating account of a multi-nation project to recover a Halifax off the coast of Sweden for the Bomber Command Museum of Canada, who are restoring a Halifax bomber as an international memorial aircraft using parts from all over the world. - https://www.nantonnews.com/news/local-news/halifax-bomber-recovery-efforts-to-continue-in-2022

Thanks to member, Bryan Wilcockson, for the link.

 

Spitfire Association Interview With Chief Of Air Force

The Spitfire Association was formed by pilots of the RAAF and they celebrate their 60^th anniversary in 2021. The video linked below includes an interview with Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Mel Hupfield AO DSC. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5EvgDG8A8M

Thanks to Jenny Hibbens for passing on this link.