The Resource 44 days : 75 Squadron and the fight for Australia, Michael Veitch
44 days : 75 Squadron and the fight for Australia, Michael Veitch
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The item 44 days : 75 Squadron and the fight for Australia, Michael Veitch represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library.
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- Summary
- In March and April 1942, RAAF 75 Squadron bravely defended Port Moresby for 44 days when Australia truly stood alone against the Japanese. This group of raw young recruits scrambled ceaselessly in their Kittyhawk fighters to an extraordinary and heroic battle, the story of which has been left largely untold. The recruits had almost nothing going for them against the Japanese war machine, except for one extraordinary leader named John Jackson, a balding, tubby Queenslander -- at 35 possibly the oldest fighter pilot in the world -- who said little, led from the front, and who had absolutely no sense of physical fear. Time and time again this brave group were hurled into battle, against all odds and logic, and succeeded in mauling a far superior enemy -- whilst also fighting against the air force hierarchy. After relentless attack, the squadron was almost wiped out by the time relief came, having succeeded in their mission -- but also paying a terrible price
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780733633638
- Label
- 44 days : 75 Squadron and the fight for Australia
- Title
- 44 days
- Title remainder
- 75 Squadron and the fight for Australia
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Veitch
- Title variation
- Forty-four days
- Title variation remainder
- seventy-five squadron and the fight for Australia
- Subject
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- Australian
- Fighter pilots -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Australian
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 75 -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Japanese
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 75 -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In March and April 1942, RAAF 75 Squadron bravely defended Port Moresby for 44 days when Australia truly stood alone against the Japanese. This group of raw young recruits scrambled ceaselessly in their Kittyhawk fighters to an extraordinary and heroic battle, the story of which has been left largely untold. The recruits had almost nothing going for them against the Japanese war machine, except for one extraordinary leader named John Jackson, a balding, tubby Queenslander -- at 35 possibly the oldest fighter pilot in the world -- who said little, led from the front, and who had absolutely no sense of physical fear. Time and time again this brave group were hurled into battle, against all odds and logic, and succeeded in mauling a far superior enemy -- whilst also fighting against the air force hierarchy. After relentless attack, the squadron was almost wiped out by the time relief came, having succeeded in their mission -- but also paying a terrible price
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Veitch, Michael
- Dewey number
- 940.544994
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Australia
- Australia
- Fighter pilots
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- 44 days : 75 Squadron and the fight for Australia, Michael Veitch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-322) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- cartographic image
- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- cri
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057405614
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780733633638
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- black and white illustrations, 1 map, portraits
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780733633638
- (Sirsi) i9780733633638
- Label
- 44 days : 75 Squadron and the fight for Australia, Michael Veitch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-322) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- cartographic image
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- cri
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057405614
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780733633638
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- black and white illustrations, 1 map, portraits
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780733633638
- (Sirsi) i9780733633638
Subject
- Australian
- Fighter pilots -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Australian
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 75 -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Japanese
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 75 -- History
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