Bomber boys
Velzen, Marianne van2018
Book
Total copies: 1
Bomber Boys is the extraordinary and little known story of more than 100 Dutch airmen, stranded in Australia with no country to return to, who were joined by a contingent of Australians to make up the RAAF's No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron. Formed in Canberra in April 1942, the squadron flew operational coastal patrols before eventually being relocated to the secret MacDonald Airfield, north of Pine Creek in the Northern Territory, and eventually Batchelor, near Darwin. This is more than a story about the 900 bombing raids, reconnaissance missions and attacks on Japanese shipping that the squadron flew in its three years of existence under Australian control. At its heart is a compelling story of a group of very different men, thrown together for a common purpose and the strange and sometimes difficult friendships they formed.
Main title:
Bomber boys / Marianne van Velzen.
Author:
Velzen, Marianne van, author
Work:
Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018.©2017.
Collation:
xii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published in 2017."The extraordinary adventures of a group of airmen who escaped the Japanese and became the RAAF's celebrated 18th Squadron" -- Cover.Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304)
ISBN:
9781760528232 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.544994940.5449
Language:
English
Subject:
Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Squadron, 18Air pilots -- Australia -- HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Northern TerritoryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, DutchWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, AustralianWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, AustralianAustralia -- History, Military -- 20th century
BRN:
601361