Synopsis
Gypsies in jungle greens, Flying the RAAF transports --
Survival, 'Four brown men crept out of the sea' --
Chariots without fire, Sketches of the squadrons --
Across the next ocean, To the Admiralties: 1944 --
Bill Newton VC, "The moving finger wrote.' --
Shangri-la, Escape from the hidden valley --
Dead island, Morotai: 1945 --
Home from hell, Flying out the prisoners --
First flight to Japan, 'Into skys not ours' --
Verdun, For whom the bell tolled --
A hair of the pig, To China for paint brushes:1946 --
Tokyo Airline, The Japan couriers --
The new breed, Pilots from Europe join the transports --
pacific pilot, David Hitchins AM AFC --
Pearls of great price, Anti-climax for the last courier --
Worms and early birds, An epilogue of Transport tales.
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And Far from Home. Flying RAAF Transports in the Pacific War and After.
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And Far From Home: Flying RAAF Transports in the Pacific War and After by John Balfe
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