Marine Section, The Forgotten Era of Men & Vessels
Kingsley: L.R. Jubbs, 1997. Quarto, printed wrappers, viii, 352 pp., xiv, profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs plus maps and diagrams. Some rubbing on corners of front cover, otherwise a fine copy. A rare work on the Royal Australian Air Force's Marine Section - a part of Australia's flying history that is largely underrepresented in published literature. RAAF veteran and author Leslie Jubbs documents the roles and activities of the Marine Section during World War Two; the various bases in Northern Australia and the Corral Sea, various vessel types and flying boats, histographies of servicemen, and the air sea rescue boats operated around Australia, New Guinea, Morotai, and Borneo, plus an account of the Marine Section in the post war period. Item #3644
Price (AUD): $100.00