Darwin spitfires : the real battle for Australia / Anthony Cooper.

Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2011.

Cooper, Anthony James, 1961-

01-01-2011

xii, 516 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

940.54264295 COO (Copy 1) MAIN-MONO 292829 INLIBRARY

World War 2

Northern Territory

Darwin

Air warfare

Royal Australian Air Force

Japan

Airforce personnel

Combat aircraft

World War, 1939-1945 -- Western Australia -- Aerial operations, Japanese.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Territory -- Aerial operations, Japanese.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Australian.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Australian.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, British.

Darwin (N.T.) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942.

Australia. Royal Australian Air Force -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 488-500) and index.

9781742232270 (pbk.)

In 1943, a small band of inexperienced Australian and British fighter pilots fought an ongoing air battle in defense of north-western Australia, flying against a formidably skilled and proficient opponent. The air raids on Darwin during 1942-43 constituted the only sustained and intensive direct assault on Australian mainland territory in the whole of World War Two and yet, surprisingly, most Australians have no idea that it ever happened. Following the RAAF's No 1 Fighter Wing, Darwin Spitfires tells this little-known story, and in so doing, recovers this important aspect of Australian history.

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