Six Aces Australian Fighter Pilots 1939-45
Melbourne: Banner Books, 1991. Octavo, printed wrappers, (x), 342 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs and maps. Foxing on endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. Evocative stories of little known Australian fighter aces, revealing ordinary men and extraordinary deeds. Impeccably researched and thoroughly readable. Les Clisby DFC, Hurricane pilot in 1 Squadron RAF, destroyed 14 Luftwaffe aircraft in the Blitzkrieg 1940. Tony Gaze DFC, flew Spitfires with Bader's Wing over France 1941, then several tours of operation to 1945; shot down over France, escaped and returned to operations. Jack Storey DFC, Hurricane pilot in Burma 1942-43, destroyed 8 Japanese aircraft. Butch Gordon DFC, Beaufighter pilot with 31 Squadron RAAF, destroyed 7 Japanese aircraft in over-sea strikes. Mervyn Shipard DFC, Beaufighter pilot with 68 and 89 Squadrons, destroyed 13 Luftwaffe Bombers 1941-43. Charles Scherf DSO DFC, Mosquito intruder pilot, destroyed 25 Luftwaffe aricraft in 1944. Mac Cotton DFC, representative squadron pilot who flew dangerous shipping strikes in Whirlwinds. Item #3690
Price (AUD): $145.00