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04-30-2012, 15:36
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The RAAF in the SWPA 1942-1945 Author:
various ISBN:
0-642-19827-6 Category:
History Format:
Paperback Summary:
The Proceedings of the 1993 RAAF History Conference provides a transcript of the presentations, along with Q&A, of a less than glorious period of the RAAF's history, from initial operations with hopelessly inadequate training and equipment, through the lack of leadership that was the Bostock-Jones fiasco to the accusations of 'sideshow' and the Morotai Mutiny that ended the career of Arthur Cobby, who had been one of the heroes of the AFC during WWI. Presentations cover:
The RAAF in the SWPA 1942-45: An Overview
RAAF Operational Commanders
Strategy and Higher Command
Turning the Japanese Tide: Air Power at Milne Bay Aug-Sep 1942
Australia's Forgotten Victory: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
The Tarakan Operation - Air Power Lessons
An Obscure War? The RAAF in the SWPA 1942-45
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The RAAF in the SWPA 1942-1945 Author:
various ISBN:
0-642-19827-6 Category:
History Format:
Paperback Summary:
The Proceedings of the 1993 RAAF History Conference provides a transcript of the presentations, along with Q&A, of a less than glorious period of the RAAF's history, from initial operations with hopelessly inadequate training and equipment, through the lack of leadership that was the Bostock-Jones fiasco to the accusations of 'sideshow' and the Morotai Mutiny that ended the career of Arthur Cobby, who had been one of the heroes of the AFC during WWI. Presentations cover:
The RAAF in the SWPA 1942-45: An Overview
RAAF Operational Commanders
Strategy and Higher Command
Turning the Japanese Tide: Air Power at Milne Bay Aug-Sep 1942
Australia's Forgotten Victory: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
The Tarakan Operation - Air Power Lessons
An Obscure War? The RAAF in the SWPA 1942-45
43947