Bombers Over Grafton A Report of the Events of the Night of August 14th, 1942 when five B 25 Mitchell Bombers crossed the coast and lost their way.
Grafton, Australia: The Clarence River Historical Society Inc., Circa 1992. Quarto, illustrated printed wrappers, 68 pp., illustrated throughout with black-and-white maps, documents and photographs. Corners of front cover bumped, a very small localised area of plastic coating on the front cover's tail edge is coming away, first leaf (blank) and inside of back cover has previous owner's stamp; some transfer of ink from stamp visible on last leaf, very pale blue mark on back cover; otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Inspired by a newspaper article on the subject, Allan Schafer, then a member of Grafton's Clarence River Historical Society, draws articles and interviews together to recount a little-known event that occurred in Grafton during World War Two. Compiled at the time of the event's 50th anniversary, Schafer, with the assistance of Frank Mack, tells the fascinating story of five B 52 Bombers who became lost over Grafton one night in 1942. Item #4784
A stamp on the first leaf and inside of back cover has the names T.H. & M.A. Cameron with a South Grafton address.
Price (AUD): $80.00