Out of the Blue: The Role of Luck in Air Warfare, 1917-1966 |
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... Australian Air Force , early in March 1940 , as a cadet officer for pilot training . Ten days later I was introduced to the Minister for Air , in real life a grazier from Victoria , who was soon to be killed in an air accident . He was ...
... Australian Air Force , early in March 1940 , as a cadet officer for pilot training . Ten days later I was introduced to the Minister for Air , in real life a grazier from Victoria , who was soon to be killed in an air accident . He was ...
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... Australia were on a short leave , staying at Shepherds Hotel in Cairo .... We decided that we should consult a Hindu ... Australian Navy's recruitment office for volunteers in Adelaide . When we were told that we could expect a long wait ...
... Australia were on a short leave , staying at Shepherds Hotel in Cairo .... We decided that we should consult a Hindu ... Australian Navy's recruitment office for volunteers in Adelaide . When we were told that we could expect a long wait ...
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... Australian Air Force in the last years of war . He was also a close friend of the incomparable Hughie Edwards ( Air ... Australia . Soon after the war , Miller asked Edwards , by 283 Why Edwards Ticked Keith Miller.
... Australian Air Force in the last years of war . He was also a close friend of the incomparable Hughie Edwards ( Air ... Australia . Soon after the war , Miller asked Edwards , by 283 Why Edwards Ticked Keith Miller.
Contents
Acknowledgements | 10 |
The Air Was the Master | 17 |
Must Be a Gunner George Harding | 20 |
Copyright | |
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