A Navigator's Tale (RAAF Heritage Series)

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers 139pp b&w photos. Very good+ Winner of the 2003 RAAF Heritage Awards. The author enlisted in the RAAF in January 1942, volunteering for training as an Air Observer. He graduated at Nhill, with further training in Canada, Northern Ireland and Scotland, and was finally transferred to Ferry Command as navigator of a three-man crew delivering new Wellingtons to Rabat in French Morocco. After 6 of these flights over a 5 month period, he was posted to 512 Squadron Transport Command where his squadron's main task was to provide close air support to the army. The author took part in the evacuation of casualties from Normandy, towed a glider to Arnhem amd parachuted ammunition to troops. In 1945, the squadron led a great armada of about 1400 tugs and gliders at the airborne crossing of the Rhine.