... And Far From Home Flying RAAF Transports in the Pacific War and After
South Melbourne: Macmillan Company of Australia, 1985. Octavo, green hardcover, white lettering on spine, viii, 184 pp., illustrated endpapers, eight double-sided black-and-white plates. Light spotting in top edged of text block, light foxing on endpapers, dust-jacket foxed on the inside and a little worn at edges, otherwise a very good copy. First edition. The memoir of a Royal Australian Air Force squadron commander John Balfe, who served in the Pacific War during World War Two. He flew Douglas transports during this time, and participated in the extrication and safe return of Prisoners of War to their homeland of Australia. Balfe's is a graphic retelling of life in the pioneering transport squadrons that set the standard for all international flying services that followed. Item #4606
Price (AUD): $50.00