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Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2019. Softcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1760633062. ISBN/EAN: 9781760633066. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 44281. . 9781760633066
RAAF Black Cats. The Secret History of the Covert Catalina Mine-Laying Operations to Cripple Japan's War Machine. by Cleworth, Robert; Linton, John Suter - 2019
by Cleworth, Robert; Linton, John Suter
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RAAF Black Cats. The Secret History of the Covert Catalina Mine-Laying Operations to Cripple Japan's War Machine.
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Sydney: Allen & Unwin Australia, 2019. xxv, 262pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, appendices, bw ills, maps. Pictorial card. Small crease to top rear corner, otherwise near new. The story of a covert Australian airborne mine-laying operation in cooperation with the US Seventh Fleet to disrupt Japanese supply routes, unearthing the sacrifice and achievements of the RAAF Catalina crews and the vital role they played in MacArthur's strategic plan for the south-west Pacific.. . Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.
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- Keywords Second World War Two WWII Australia military Aviation Pacific Japan Catalina Aircraft RAAF Royal australian Air Force Mines Mine-Laying
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RAAF Black Cats - The Secret History of the Covert Catalina Mine-Laying Operations to Cripple Japan's War Machine
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Allen & Unwin, 2019. Softcover. AS NEW COPY!. AUSTRALIAN MILITARYÂ Â Â Â In March 1945 Reg Cleworth, a navigator on PBY Catalina seaplanes flying out of Darwin, went missing in action. No details were ever given about the incident that took his life, nor the reason his plane went down. For Reg's younger brother, Robert, the news came as a fulfilling prophecy. The last time they saw each other, Reg confided in Robert, 'I don't think I'm coming back'. Forty years later Robert decided to investigate what happened to his brother. What he uncovered was an extraordinary story of a covert Australian airborne mine-laying operation in cooperation with the US Seventh Fleet to disrupt the Japanese supply routes. One of the riskier and more dangerous RAAF undertakings of the Pacific War, secrecy restrictions were imposed on everyone involved. They were never formally lifted. Had it not been for a chance meeting that allowed Robert access to previously unopened files in the US national archives, this…
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Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2019. Softcover. New.. AUSTRALIAN MILITARYThe secret and dangerous operations of Australia's Pacific War Catalina crews told for the first time.In March 1945 Reg Cleworth, a navigator on PBY Catalina seaplanes flying out of Darwin, went missing in action. No details were ever given about the incident that took his life, nor the reason his plane went down. For Reg's younger brother, Robert, the news came as a fulfilling prophecy. The last time they saw each other, Reg confided in Robert, 'I don't think I'm coming back'.Forty years later Robert decided to investigate what happened to his brother. What he uncovered was an extraordinary story of a covert Australian airborne mine-laying operation in cooperation with the US Seventh Fleet to disrupt the Japanese supply routes. One of the riskier and more dangerous RAAF undertakings of the Pacific War, secrecy restrictions were imposed on everyone involved. They were never formally lifted.Had it not been for a chance meeting that…
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