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wings of destiny wing commander charles learmonth dfc and bar and the air war in new guinea
wings of destiny fills a significant gap in australian world war ii history by taking the reader beyond the kokoda trail and into the skies over new guinea . the book is a biography of wing commander charles learmonth . learmonth was involved in the air search for the hmas sydney the air war in new guinea the battle of the bismarck sea and the tragedy of the beaufort bomber accidents . author charles page takes the reader with learmonth in his twin engined boston attack bomber shes apples describing the brave deeds of no. 22 squadron and its boston boys . as well as being a famous pilot learmonth was an incurable romantic and from his tent in new guinea he wrote to his wife marjorie almost every day . these letters combined with his diaries and log book form the basis of much of this book .
paperback intl specialized book service inc 2008 isbn13 9781877058646 isbn10 1877058645
book type nf isbn 13 9781877058646 number of pages 416 publisher rosenberg publishing release date 62135769600000