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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Frank Barnard, Blue man falling
... world war 1939-1945 - britain - aerial operations - fiction...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - britain - aerial operations ...When war was declared on 3 September 1939, No. 1 Squadron was posted to France to help the BEF halt the German advance. The Squadron is hardy, intensely loyal, and at the beginning of the campaign, hugely successful in shooting down German planes when they are often outnumbered. Then the offensive begins in earnest, the losses mount and the horror of the retreat to Dunkirk gives a whole new meaning to the concept of total war.Told through the experiences of an English pilot, Kit Curtis, who dreams of gallant deeds and personal glory, and a more battle hardened American, Ossie Wolf, this is 'Band of Brothers' for the RAF, a no-holds-barred, action packed war thriller.p.394.fictionWhen war was declared on 3 September 1939, No. 1 Squadron was posted to France to help the BEF halt the German advance. The Squadron is hardy, intensely loyal, and at the beginning of the campaign, hugely successful in shooting down German planes when they are often outnumbered. Then the offensive begins in earnest, the losses mount and the horror of the retreat to Dunkirk gives a whole new meaning to the concept of total war.Told through the experiences of an English pilot, Kit Curtis, who dreams of gallant deeds and personal glory, and a more battle hardened American, Ossie Wolf, this is 'Band of Brothers' for the RAF, a no-holds-barred, action packed war thriller.world war 1939-1945 - britain - aerial operations - fiction, fighter pilots - fiction -
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Book, Corgi Books, 633 Squadron, 1969
... world war 1939-1945 - britain - aerial operations - fiction...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - britain - aerial operations ...Another in the fictional series around the famous 633squadronp.222.fictionAnother in the fictional series around the famous 633squadronworld war 1939-1945 - britain - aerial operations - fiction, 633 squadron -
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Book, Elleston Trevor, Squadron airborne, 1957
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - fiction ...In the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain rages in the skies over southern England. Nineteen-year-old Pilot Officer Peter Stuyckes arrives at RAF Westhill and is immediately put to the test. Based on the author's own service as an RAF Flight Engineer, Squadron Airborne unfolds over one unforgettable week that summer, depicting the work of the many ground crew and other staff with intensity and brilliance as they support the Few in their fight against the Luftwaffe.p.254fictionIn the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain rages in the skies over southern England. Nineteen-year-old Pilot Officer Peter Stuyckes arrives at RAF Westhill and is immediately put to the test. Based on the author's own service as an RAF Flight Engineer, Squadron Airborne unfolds over one unforgettable week that summer, depicting the work of the many ground crew and other staff with intensity and brilliance as they support the Few in their fight against the Luftwaffe. world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - fiction, battle of britain - fiction -
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Book, JV Hewes, The high courts of heaven: A story of the R.A.F in the Battle for Britain, 1942
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges battle of britain - 1940 - fiction world war 1939 ...A fictional account of the RAF involvement in the Battle of Britainp.152.fictionA fictional account of the RAF involvement in the Battle of Britain battle of britain - 1940 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, "Blake", Readiness at dawn, 1941
... 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...A fictional account of British aerial operations in the first years of the warIll, p.144.fictionA fictional account of British aerial operations in the first years of the warworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - fiction