Darwin Spitfires [electronic resource] : The real battle for Australia.
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Darwin Spitfires [electronic resource] : The real battle for Australia.
Darwin Spitfires [electronic resource] : The real battle for Australia.
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Sydney : University of NSW Press, 2011.
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2011.
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English
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1 online resource (528 p.)
Contents
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Playing catch-up; 2 The raid on Coomalie Creek; 3 'A sharp reverse'; 4 Failure of the big wing; 5 Dogfights over Millingimbi; 6 Success at last; 7 The army raid; 8 A missed opportunity; 9 The first Fenton raid; 10 The second Fenton raid; 11 The defeat of Ja...
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Sydney : University of NSW Press, 2011.
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2011.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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In 1943, a small band of inexperienced Australian and British fighter pilots fought an ongoing air battle in defense of north-western Australia, flying against a formidably skilled and proficient opponent. The air raids on Darwin during 1942-43 constituted the only sustained and intensive direct assault on Australian mainland territory in the whole...
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Darwin Spitfires [electronic resource] : The real battle for Australia.
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74VvxV7o7KkO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxV7o7KkO
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9781742245577
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940.54269414
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991016750759702626
