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Australia's aviation heroes : true stories from our airmen at war
Burgess, Colin, AM2025
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Click and Collect for Australia's aviation heroes : true stories from our airmen at warMeet Jack Treacy, the WWI fighter pilot who came perilously close to joining the Red Baron in his grave. Relive the story of Ernie Guest, a man determined to fly against all odds after storming into battle on the bloody shores of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. George Allan, the Scottish-born pilot who survived that same war, went on to become one of the great pioneers in Australian aviation history. Then there is the harrowing tale of Joe Herman, the bomber pilot blown out of his doomed aircraft over war-torn Europe without a parachute - who lived to tell his story. We get to know Clive Caldwell, Australia's greatest WWII fighter pilot, as well as Don Bennett, the Queenslander who developed and led Bomber Command's legendary Pathfinder Force. During the Korean War, Phillip Zupp was the first Australian to be recommended for a Purple Heart. These are the captivating stories of men who answered the call during desperate times, willingly taking to the dangerous skies.
Main title:
Australia's aviation heroes : true stories from our airmen at war / Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by David Rogers AM.
Author:
Burgess, Colin, AM, writer of foreword
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : Simon & Schuster, 2025.©2025
Collation:
xvii, 237 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
97817616324959781761632495
Dewey class:
358.400994358.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
583031
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 358.4 AUS | Onloan - Due: 12 Aug 2025 |
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