Aussie Eight The Spitfire Mk. VIII in Australian Service PETER MALONEContent Cher Tei it : chet Cn to : Beer Caoutged keer 3 Secs 2 Eateae 3 Code tors 2 See we st 3 aurora 3 one) nen Se — * Two Commander wee 3 ic ition Rote candy OF, mo ° ume Aces co es score * ae Teter a ane “ ae * wien : onrie " Chapter 4 The Shotdowns ” Jee en felon AUSSIE BEAT (he pte Mk Vn Asan Seve) you Se esp san ara Petia Seo Access ror 170, 43521 Obmice, Cae Repub) ‘geet te ncn bere ne Een ry Sgt geentgcg === “Ter btes over Darin in 1943, played mi otra toring oe yet hugh hace Ping fos nxt ater tert, T rca the tacking sapanse aera. RAAF hers gonerly Fad te cin to lute of ve 90,00 fet 1,000 ree The Spire Ves sevice ceing a hes Fett 36,00 feet, {10,800 rates, bh re ‘Sean operational ata wae dome very wal ost to eno fect, 10200 mate), T cmb to ese at (Odes ak some 20 inte, Tp sped a altace was Beat 340 ph 40 “The RAAF divided ht fier icra no two cat ras: the Lom attode hte le fle saeaatety Fite by the Curtiss Khaw, an the gh altuse fae he Sete We sca the ar le Bt Seat What the RAE roid was aaa tat cul react 0,00 fet, 9,00 mets), n hal the {inetaken by the Spite ¥, cud y toe 400 (Gro iy a thn alte anh sere cng 1540/0 fet, 1,000 mares). ely a he pected pvomance fers noun eve are te san mmsor ot ther. hey amaeaadomeea ae Bieetervearas areas eae iar beam eaeced ‘signed to deiver its maximum power at high altitudes. iene eats Reha todas asec pam te Speier denen Menuet ar 2 decided advantage against any Japanese raiders. Te erie nt Tiel are ast tae a seh aeaenn tata Foe ttc Secs G Gur /aataee ie aroma rae Seek ay mrvockegnebmenicacns iiuiar aie sane eee tener ‘ry pls, nla Supermarine’ te plot etre Ql, conlered te Sle i be es anti Ste ‘Bese pha sr Sandan fying nese hort iy alo beaut orp aipaen kite rts co pra, ha ben pad te i a fob od Sty prop ‘ite leading ees. Te fy Prt hat war rgaly onthe rsd ha Been over Pond @ . Spe eAESOT A Ping Ooe oeaion‘SEI was ane of theft batches of Spl reacted by te RARE Thi rf was recceed the ae Dart saat Boot peed oer he Rt Mate be ih Raa Folge Gre the ho (elon cent ie alge Geen etenar agen othe une sac Colour meet pars hae Syed {nT Colour The trapped sens the ming nde of ta he rina AF Aare Bl et ‘trey rte Gop ee cena ey 8 wot ope he see, Ge ‘posi. ies na stents would have bn WS a ‘Bede Page Gro oea. J oe yea he Spe el ath aed They ware the ern) ponered Sp freriarra ate Ra ad orga expt igh studs perfomance of te oti Vt had ct tte a tea fear forte AE sf we cone Bhencnters occured at 5,00 fee, 50m) {blo From Jy 196, producti cragea to Oe $e Fi power ye Ma te Tews e eal Ss Pag pererarger e f0000 {este uted to te APs peat at wat ‘he Rua nad ny min for nha repre a2 NB ‘uae ierepr heverteler, an Bea drove over pe “he nit eigen araftdetveed, wre 3 bit of a ia toe bond Some extended wigs oes ttle erga smal reer n one aoeuery he ir compare AS0 307, UES, an S808, (F). The tomer nan red hoe extended wrath, tr rg es te te ad tg fg and smal ade Thor mere bay ot standards a we The RAAF Tac Su branch noted there wat a Mnieton Ore, fe. inn, coverna te removal of te extended whe {Giant thereat wastage. Te tiation oud be ae dp ee rd 3 At bar arth res, ut over painted oh wove before they were sed to aather ut. The “Retna tranche ot wor abt te aren ‘poe of, tating eer no perme “he Spite Vil was prone tal wheel caliape, With dnaged the rey range replacement ‘nen spi of he are rer ere st. iy the ei Bran approved eng te sae Fier pening espa eae requested person tf cktensed ig Tis Spite LEV crf. They tated tha tere mas erage ct oues ef thestandard inti, butte Ftd sores of the “pled nig Tore “row ‘pear mhch il be reenter Pesan ye ater conment refered fo the thc Sp fen Spates mich the AF aleve wosts ave extended wis tips, Tore some specaton "owt es Bea sage of an Seashore save tate evtensee stestine cols be tel ota Ne crete, They NoFed tat the rntper tachment td atachonee bit sered foreach aioe, {nd trewar nau hve tbs ead et serie {Sica Oe No, one. Tha obo rane ‘ving tir was noe rte urbe! rebel 3s: ‘it Searors ine low squnronientfaton ter he eect nthe ne a Desert Shen ut he ate Sone hos een ge ated with LA Fotoge Groen TMi ota a aan vg ot: ial ero low eo an omen he ri ad renin he Bk Eat ard ae teh ry a Sonar sta Se ee ies ee Ses thie Reba ata agencarta ee nae be name ‘Became row at Sod lands Teworo shen tat Pe ere wel on gd me tad ey ty sot ssamaet a nr yi gt tht Sata meee maser See chen Saatnalen Siac sarc eet nce neice Soa nean ca ene Bach Ieee oN eee acne try i mal ofl nie Biase wes est wearer eaten Se Shoes eke es Sebi eee ac sas Saree aa emer RY ee, ees eae Ss, Se sera ay "he gay ayy iy egermernrea tate ciate Sets Waren iar Sect ie aia ang ameter rg seicwebrieecn et rime ane hee ma emeeee Eee etn nga abate wire es esteleersnaearce Heaton rir Soar Soe ie ee eee chet ec Siaviec iors strana Tureen inter © bisa arta aaa er ‘once by his ed en a1 George Harney, Commande ofthe Aled ir Forces ‘ntvesoen We Pate hea opposed ewe nt fre ate he asl wa ‘vid be wc nthe pines can "twa very much opis he astraton ply of par chatng Spires inte rt place ny apo, ey tre nt slab for operations th he Pace Du are ‘hate ety for European conto. ejucce aust a nx-Anarcn prod twas he correct Corey hey werent state the grand ‘taxol eh Rema canine they, Rut spans spans ter over the Pps THs we, aes, esto vin they wou have Been ery Se cea pat at ht ne eves Ie No.1 Wing ha ace et spite LEMS, aos time to Tepace the ap Se VE_icta ‘rhe, BD Wing Tey raced ter pee LEVI rain Jne The RUF was reorarisng is Sings nso more mobse sia fee ta howe frwars ‘woe alto sane tush New Gunes tonards ihe gone, Orga fe enone that one fit RA aire nN Sa 57 oD ‘Sian, perapiatron, Nat Wing would as jon Ihe oi force Me rian an the oh hand, a a apes ny id pot nt RAF unt tee (heating the Dat Nether" as tes coli. Stary the Dae le wre tts nthe AE Involved in Woeratng tar travis, ond id hat {She prt in the invasion of Brin ores ‘ne 4A suaton operated the Spite Wf tom suction shave Tasha 91 Squadron Sse at Seater com Cores, Me sunsron war ten ap a et an His i ee ent ude tent iae o Boe cea aepun te gga irene means 7 ic aneriea elseed eaauunrarnar tay couse ana aetna hag dc cathe ea SLE ree ote nr oc ta cera ta 4g 07 are ith No. 2 Sgro for ‘rove has its raiel ode eter pate on Stress a Sato Leader Lou Spence. SA ete mrss Spence arered him fo return to Livngstone SER a le ey Sat oh a a sera Remaei eee {over 00'mph, (10 eh she neared the fod of he uray he we olin at Bese to tx Te wee Ae tonne ngewe hee eed nay esa tn tur he squadron ctber, be le Bed nba ote inte ofteroon of 34 July 1944, Fla Sergeant R. Buon wos ang off om Ligon Srp I nn ‘ic lr 18 Aoki eek is Serenage nr ee aed ane es eed (ead Sic he ean eleivcy clear are, He wor ony st ured, and onoged fo Wok onaee Sa tn a a arto nes Sait lc ta aaa er ae at ae hc ni Bee Nc sak Pi Salar SS Deer ieriecescicsatecaneg names Ons 40M Sec ase Pa Dee ten ace me ra ne a i Oe rb a a igen re pater toe irracee Mrtat etcaae Geen meat GS a ie er Abeengehemmage te a ae aa (ea eae aati ease ae fying ote sera n spore of te Ali na Slt sothem Fane nate apt 0, they wore thet tat mon oy moved tthe us reneh Strip atom evrs afta onthe French ma ian," tw tr Spre son Sanding Pato, ‘an tiny re tre to Foi Add ay Th aaved tem tte no ft oe gal war reoed svg then tt ay wou ise mowing to tha Uk and wos be reeqeped ith the Se In arucpatin of a move t Moraa, and to ting or 20 Wing upto stot, No 79 Sqn was Union and eeeaipped ith Spire LE strat lnDecembor tthe ame tm, Ro 52 Squadron at ‘Sued wih replacement Spiewe LE att, ado ‘SY squdronreceed nent ated HEV at 1 42 Squsron moved to Naan December 144 {dno 87 Sandon flowed athe end of nny 185 a 7 Sdn had severe probes iy co ‘oded coating stems nth areca an ema ot Uap th ey ais fl squron tren rom annaineed ther presence hen, on the ie afd Seerbar, yng hs ety ht dn [Seltr,wno mor fea ap wth he Frequnt Japs se ra, Hower the hit wast sca No meee the of gaund attack seus By fori, the scat tad been ted wth Astan deveoped ner wing Somb ach, ners he efectvoness nth le General ails Hach wanted he asin of te Prtippes tobe a toaly US operate, nd the A ‘ferent coon Sag recleay se. tects gt cy Pople tte serfs they were malin to saport fe Autatan Forces were jute. They needed re porto tata Fresh ction sal he eer ‘erin vorth fone. eration was tts dey {he te lapanere, wh were naw no oer ap We ot taroprting Ths operation had more to ao (es the tain War cab tate, "th me ico press foward Japan, the operations oat Burne, the hho Nola, hove seed re etre 2 lagescle mopoinap compas Pom the es ecto pest wet ric The bath werent tour to racoer te la Opertan Oboe wat to const of sk ps, Tree ofthe operon wore doped: ee temaned 1) The ison of Taken nd to secure the ‘tsa ostream ele for spat the ‘attpapan peat. 2 The vson of Bothpopan 3) The masan of abun andi the Bel ayaree ‘sapelae fo the epee of BI Brno. inl Ken sen ese te Fi TeSeite, Decerbe 1944 Flying fie Fr ne as up the eine of naw ZY Sire HEV, S815. This Sj ae the a Bl Balter Scheme Te he 67 Squoron Shot uth na “eray Worse og hve eon SSC el ete ha Bd neces Spade’ emblem the rar The pier ed ar the wg a Eee tee sho math ath tent hase; We eth with Back Shadow, Red rar Blo ‘Siline Noe thot sls ain, not mats Used for pong te shark mouth on No. 87 Suaons roe duties, s0 ta hey cu be “employed 3 a ora ‘Mee oma rec pert eran ‘bos 1 yas the inva af Tarkan. The RAAF was tastes wth eabshing bv superty ovr te tt “oftering on operation: an prov oa Cover or eed they mee to etalenm presence thee oS pare the sos capturing the and Elements of {he auraton de Daten, with sal cone of uch ape alan ws Otc etary aca on "ity, an four day ator ey a taken te aa Ina &ceirable cone: fact was 0 ba Chute Iaanese had Sbencorad Ie several months ti Von efforts were made tesa the SP {Sluis canditen Bt were hampered by dy ter “hyot contro in, yas no oe on of une, {wo meee er he lane had been tery ha the ‘Shaves no. 2Sqendron, now part N78 ng, sre ate t ad at Cryaon Sr. On 4 iy, FY ‘iter dak ing sce the Ran in int a {yt the var not down 2 helen at ih ‘Oboe 6 was he tating of Labuan an and 3 the on trance to Brana day rs Same, arden 9 theatre fon Te aa prticpain {hsperton vastly the sme arth Tartan ‘eration. On Jane Uw Woop ef the Mh Dison tet athre and Had sete the itp by the ene ‘tha ay. Four ay ter te Rad es ato fy {et eat na he atin sri, and by th 170 ‘he Spies of. #57 Squadron were enone (ne an ht Lewteant Seringsour and Camp el, were abe to soe th indo’ at sr we ‘i The snadrn was heal nalted nv por ‘perator or he oops in he tara was secre. ‘he RAN wed thar ew ase to ack targets Sarawak, Sunt one Norh Bore. Sites ty we Sentai and osautoes aed parece Deal long the orth cost and ard Bor ringette ch ae atkonpa, onthe sou ‘Oboe 2 was the ee are fr the lng a Bie pspan: The tratsn Ph Dison land on Jl ft {een borage fom Us, teh an strallon sips, fering po the target by USAAF and AAP ibrar Ts burtrdnent nar ter 0 case he bith to campian tat had een cae out wth ‘eu vir and the damage theo talons {hd town ws far reste tha necenary. me Sep ‘ngs ten 2 Dy ona ten dy tr he Spits o 12 Sunron ana here They were imei pt ta ston, fing sport sons for The RAAF aqua contin fran the Japa ue om the ase at Laluan and albgapan um Segre soe oc apart on sil, the plots of No 1 Faber Wie, back ‘nin fa been geting Yat bared, Sear ram he ac deutory recoesce fg igane a [Sat ener aeured ovr Duwi The ase ces {il lcepien fae ben 20249 1964 wen Fgh Uitte ane Ne Ra ded ON Tam a es ig een, te i ie ae ns emai arg as a aa Lielersrarmbe manera me 15248, UL obs ncn n 9 IRBAE B38 cen mc Soptomr 145. al cae the BAF Oa Fler Senet wi ets Toe sine RAE Sy nd there ar no Whe nig leucine. Nate Now the Ws ain thes fo sorted elena, resents Re of ee orginal fash ureraeo‘tM ah BE, oo ee arf i ke ey ae he eet a fan yeaa nme mat Pies teieoecue cmeremenetatee Zea eyes eu etamatti pe tr ae ahaa owe Seta tpl bere we er the a sel and fstage bend ere tte Zs o RE et Sos te N20 Wr emblemon te rae 42210, a ine, o te ho 24 ar 145, lah Leutnt yn Campton, a th cont of S87 pepe fiat camer stat sf ao ere ee haat ec i se these tee eh ioe ear hg ew anh re Foierrcera nn tn one fan thhash Uv n te ants 15856, cared he 4 ay {er fa ae sam ravi mee cre mec eng rae ee2 Fgh Letenant H.W. GreronJoton landed ot Astin, trp ot TSS dome ans asot 0 mes (10 kn). athe Oa sansa Steener t8te dee ured off he stp hie sok Ii Sf ghd andthe crerofe peed om none. APT, OLE She! Pople aige Un 2 fe ay carer Re AF Det ‘aman ha een pated ver wth ae Flee Green ad Sy eG ie are fhe paral roainte wallway gles on eng ope diced St quaarans ha of epg te suc 60 Gia eon {S8392, OL, wos flan by Moron OffierE Rane nthe rat Smet haa’ on &Septomber 13 A the Shs ats ak twine Wat Rely werent ioe jee a Sere Meer nns bob aks Ao promi ot (Rvartofe ls the of lok Selection ing fted to per of AE Tints Peed fo the propel span” OLN wes Psa Fee Flog orn a iy Be concufefoaured oy ee ig. erence mn ‘Biipaiae seioaas aa RL otias eet Regie crear iradomgemange rte Perron ere eens tose se, Bear trio it ert ire Earn spine Nether ara hes White {eng age, toh retain then. 80 ins Cte tert thous No 282 ‘ura war now otched fo No. 78 Wa Weep them sy wi exercises, peat tes ecammle, ta toning eg Ss bur ere eno sate fo ‘Be. Wing Head Quarters were aware Sis andatonseeat rt. The it {try vloe of these rl nas. ial Buk) a est they tpt the las 2c Pind or whi “Theft al, on 5 Sener, was oo sel ng, some 309 (50 ‘setresy, rh of Darn, Some th {Sen sates ftom hor 3548 ap 39 Spade, ateolnarigton ship SEES Cain for som tne arts Tne ing Comeander fhe 0 Wig Group (Gplain Cawel, abo aetna Sida sn ohare Steg were imac cn ie savip andthe vilage i el a are nthe Medak ya retirn ie bat Turns home et ‘On77 Nove, another i as ai cnn ee ew ce Eu cna rom na? sunon, thd ten Spies om Na, 549 Sud fon, wth te ng Commander ard Wing Spits of Na, 47 Sqr a Labue, shorty afer ter erol op 17 ne 19. 8861), DB, wear a ul Peet: mu tc ie ne Wt boy Pune’ icme of a ren, So ey and ea Sa re {porter he ison Labuan te sqveron ea omer were oer plied nSy Bue on 1 rch wie mreresare recon Bas a sl eta We ning ead ees ona 0 Wire emblem ‘Orth rsd: The sack mouth Pod o Back aa, Whe teeth with Red ‘ado Rt Com nda Bleck one. When rane hich wes mest of te tne, he trp o abn ture ina satin nk, On 1 August (45, lah rcs de vis off then Meni fae he nse tot, eee efter ons cr to he eo expe ih ny ah eran onde aa saeSeed 1 Catalina woud provide ASR. Seven of the Soitres ato abot with fut probes: Te tema St fs safe the age, and then te eal ade ‘ht bang as No poston war encore an aver retumed ey “he thr, ands ke was launched on 3 June 1906 the trget no 2 seaplane base a ariel 9p the easter eof Portuese Tor This wat to be ‘eombined epraten wth erates bons Sua: fom tracer Cla led he ater s he. a8 Sacro ote, an Suntan Lender Back of Htosuunct etree Ne 4 Sqanron Spies ap ver ne sorted usta til probe) st tebe ‘Stor bombed he stp afta then he Spe st te fine msc. Al arte fetume stl an (is bated tat furor ve Jeparee bombers ad sre tn November 194, 158315 was aad tothe Spe cil ater Pt of ho. Arcra dept They few forthe Rs ype peveemance Wa en the SOF sea reformed sh Aeraft Perforanes, Unit eae 9) AS 31 ns reed OS Including roping 30 borin fom te cent Sore estionnas later ted with role Se {ad ar apie hip oral bg fered nro. ‘Tip receved tee mare Streit arcaf 08-303 tedanauy 94 56499 net 144 sng ASE ‘cba toi was ed for trae wih 9 ose potograpic mtlation ab then i 9 1t of {rats wor wt vrous a arial tall Shatner tha RAP petra al of tron desened CAA at a nator a sal No, # Operon sis Unit had fe Ste i sie n sven, fram Hovenber 184 top. ‘pen pte We aa On 73 May 196, ASS 38 ile yt iraway At-60,and wae writen ot free elaced by AS-aTese ara ere pe. sted nthe matey aay of colour somes ip whieh ‘hey wore recent, Thene ed the Desert Sher, the Bay fewer Sete snd so uesoutaged ‘Sneha Wt als whist others i “herr Depots an the Rep a Saag Unis auokepe apt orto onstength Thee were ed Smocrsian for ael expen chs ose cared testi, 7 Ru, on ting under brs ond 15" nachie gue aera were aa aon sen, fer plots whe mre not und to 8 para an fon to: ab held an ase for Hight Leweront ‘tn Wetter, the Tecra ranch sxe 90 et: threes Hen isa eae te tae, an er Sarvin No, TSU abo kept io aera tocar Yor he Wing Commaner ra Wang Leader ‘hen the war endl the RAF Spire squaons re dunce. Nor ng te ee sees a Oakey \i'Gacentana or apn sate. No. 80 Wina's awe {hy Sorarer mere fw baka Aaa whee ey tne paced napen storage, ad he hes destoyed (hse tey ay ere wan further eed for he 9 Sr: The torts American stars would De Ue RAs Bosse on te er ws oer ie ‘The fa sro he Stren stalin athe royal Art Navy AU ie Degg of 140, they eopted teint ava car HMMS Sey, upped wen Set Fury an Frey sat Grund {ring oud be equed for the aera hanes ic ater than the now arate, the RON se ‘uted pr aeat rte RAKE Octo 948, {tance sui Spire FEMI ert were toked {eas bs the RAK base a How FEN. “The etn 70 ges a ben ero ro ese Fepaced wit enviar ers an Bohan ee (ibeed proper: rom Sore Vo area before the aries snd tothe RAN, ould appear {taco were una a ec handing ae pros Sneath ey an ea ea yr et Ee ae teal Ua lca a ld le mi (OBS eie cpeasae meee cence On occter 14 a 58 Sata ned phe fe toe of te amet ate Din ee ea et ea te ao ate er its ISG) nfo cert canoe. They wre repainted Na Stat ments n bere isi te caren tessa irl th reiaybeen sed Gk ne Meir nee eat of Spon eager 8 comes223 2, an ce en uo 8 rate conc re Tino Unt os toying i re A eat ro ae er won oe ached a"? es I Pere re es otra. at sd and en tae 0,8 Opera Tog Un nore 5.15 oe hat ach of Wart the he RUE Ie RA Der ee wa oad de Sve hh ernie 9 tad ot al ae ako Bs riot erate eerie erate Peltor eal tacunee Mate cecmane Pisa yok Tarheel semana MEAT mane E08 on te for fiaht tno, S48 squadron, then beng fermed or Strate, new brsoane, Queenan Sen oe oe ee ar os on el actenacoule a Wear a es rpertanare aie fe investing ore a eae tel sn irons ig ge seo fin et eee i nee ety Seo aooEt Sipe St ae fa ot oa Es ae 0 | ult ou Encore Stopleoriaras aia ‘ Sicie sn, en cies Ea Galan nae 458.260 sere ith No. By stn pert of these waste tin Ny nb 1 een ap i aaa oa fe act hndas ese eat nn tapers ob Ro Bl. thrv'uare dec: deca baton th ca Teta lyn teaming fae an ed ly a aoped tthe Bhs Streit acs ow mak Supermarne but Spee Yt aera, seed ‘Eater ane nk escapes ke Marat ere ult he spac clint elon ric oe tires erie i RAF By Fier Shee is HE AS 5, TD, of. 5 Sut6204, a Spitfie Von ts ih from the Supermarine planta Esa Sh caries the andar PAF eset pone fa Earthy aisle ae ond fare Bl, rpc! fr early redton sliver. The desert ‘ere fe series untbefar operons kre orth on afr the Sfesaved nA, peasy eed th camauoge by oer panting eM Stone it RAF Fale Grew pao Ihe Ec aren Fag een nd Ru ty ae Lat pen te om carapace te Sane meee ars ( Setu Sea Gey, cred MS ‘which became 438-521, up on a fshe ip fared at ie eae enact niaeaey Et ise Aone Sere Sioned vcr pee oe ‘eae Bersrtishorgneis susan pp scart areca Eee Ione Spitfires: dan could a's I ene, 198.60 Segue are Eaceen enn irrmecaees oLaveners Bearcat ae te Bee fa foie dy cane FI Se ie ate eae ere and Meo ie ar aa actorrcplied tens fo side inthe Corer postonng when closing the coming fstenery an te aafe rat intinch hgh Yellow carter When te area wor Garand ar spp reac he later were {ped to femy tho more spect eet arrame, feng engine com, vi oat figs od0 at eh ‘Beare ht Uhey ment bal onthe core arame on reason Chats i sanblee Spe Vara had the up {rower owt tering ely two sal ess of he Ader suace clos Thre was 3 onal seton ter Set anne at sae acon los ts the foetal pater. (The Fetal ns ‘Seng he oa shaped baled forthe salon {hme an apy, ot te ound al we In soca Sia en Share of rk rove ae Sore See i aa ange ee near 1944 the RAF decid not to preduce ay a tne Stes desert canoutage, i fire a Sp Iie i erat, to mater wat th tended theatre operation, the evant meld be craton theStnar Dn her Scheme cong of atk Gry tne sacs Ths eat septies precton Fer Supermarine, neh was predunySeert Mans 1 spc tt sue ine oe sae asenet ‘ete sea on sever mais and rater than pa inet iaferg eas depending on th fat "ema mere sere opt them al nthe same set ae we tae cama, “he RAAF was noid of hi dco an agen to crepes aerattintnscomofege sche. rs ina cana nore es tah ee Nos ofthe HD seed sera wee deve be tween November 14) a Moreh out, ad the er ce snget tat hey wee fished Ider co {Shin was tot Seed ut hyo: {Exceed ont seal arf Caran ISS the oro tte vedere the RA, ‘as nich feb per Scene, Ste Warn he M1 Nand rang ces baths ian Sote HEM, wee cana Aged nthe Ra bey Fp Schene. “Toe Sle Wl acral mened forthe RAAF were livers to AF aan unt Nea ar oars tov they wove diaries ard erat set ‘ened ahr sone pts ho ns od ‘Slontiy sere tis spect to that porter Sirame, fener atthe poet pte wen on Speco sore oreo, cre st high ow rates458-5, ‘re ee Erm biteen ‘rounded nthe back a igh ieee tras rece NTH aero cone Erg tite een ‘pes, he bas colour shee eg aune Be SE ene cs Ee seane i 59:4, fown by W/0 mabe Ector, fap ron mort ASB, of 2 sano tf, Ge he RM eh HI, Fae he Oy (Wh HARD sre foal where wat repainted th Foage Gen dd Sty ue. nate Dacember wos sed She fry ear es ev ph sted epee 1S when sufeed fu esr ar “rae force oath of te Norn Borneo cas. a Camouflage schemes after delivery to the RAAF “eu creme tn peareeneeeare mange sesame hie carine Eee alee ae Se aoe eh a ioclaun serena toe opeermemerennenar ge ieee ecne erarnesanges Sena siecacmt pSicmene navman ica’ Desert camouflaged Aircraft ost art receive by Wo. 1 raft Depot cr fying te beer Scheme, rr epited by at et, ‘hey canted the grat they had allowed th Ie sore Waa ot pig ae te ar ‘at io ret paterson he ee Berar aa Flue sash No, 2Aeraf ep nN. 3 Aeraf Dept at ‘ecamoutge Spire Ue ecard Beat Cam ‘age. They were sr on, st car the det amouoge although senor Atria halon! faring at he RAA sores ety ber ere {pet wa ttn the recavng ants to came {ge ten ap requed: Usual the reehng Aerat RepaDepts an Rea and Servi Uns Fp «the area nRAAE Flinge Green upper surfaces ‘it AA Sry lo nde sce before they more Sine of telaternt tend or Nor? Sandon ‘rere re-panted by over pnt he ie Soe th Felogo Green a scheme apparent prefered y rat tei few sipped tvaugh tote square st ca Sp te a nt retained the eg err fc. Day Fighter Scheme Aieraft rt ee el seetaialntenete meat iienoraaetncs eats Persea etch eae Ehsaan sf ater eh “artis on wt one oul expect tobe Sonar {ey aa ereon mace” acy of these early Day Fi Schone areraft ome he na eepent of ho. 9 Sao They Feather ets erage cers wi ns hoz tat ett No 45 a Squoe2e. Fraliyhed he DF caenige over palned MFotage Gren ae Be, log sce wen No. 87 Seinen sa wen Re Bescon,1 el | 27 fp: 88-24 sil cates UK apple desert canauege. Tis erat was reves by Mo, 2 felon Artherorot tht retained seer camataye wa A564 whieh wa za from Nt crf. me (i arses cred ir 19a te eure war eee oe caret HOE pe onde Sie septal aig ine osember he rate este emp vicading Sloe wo edt, Pe fe mon ere atat 9 spvesracnedy the RAAF were alto fae Natural Meta Aircraft “he nly red RAE sudo, Nes 548 and 54, received ter aera Apr and ay Tet Tes ‘Sie fem all tree Aratt Sopot. Tose rm Tange Gree Oar Ease Be tchume we thze om We. 2AD and Na 3 AD {ated te OF eer scheme AL teed of Hay 1944, the RAAF Sued 2 new set of esrsctns for canautagg the aera. These “her tee Commanding Eastern ven, rosa Tatton he ates of estab 90 Sad elie al trampareces, fac on suface fringy one ‘na ee to re aaa eh ing es ro istomisn’ The orn rear view mir hs been SELesRade cena tr rama ste Vanda mal malay bs been aed fo port wig oe Ths ot bfsrved mkt, TABU fam Novense 120 un December Tear prtspated mn many ten et ntAu Ege rons an ordered that he caaufage be renoved fom {Fehon Wo.3 AD Amber, ested by penn reltram te squared ut is werk. in the meantime, the AOC of Noth Western A, were et ng aha 80 Ws were booed, had ‘bjs tothe new palcy and reaesed Ow he ata eg te cae, LEGUSS Seedy. evar to ate forthe aera hos nd 90 Suan, ch had ey ee Storia ace i ane Tesee mist anon tela een atc Dye tn of tothe ote art ha been Prince Flge Green ana Shy Blu outage, (rer te cause of ht Wes, a few eer araft wre as oped of er exmautagy. Thee eed ‘Sith: Operas! aig Unt, Ret Ara er mance une os hs Te A aie era AF nde af aes to comply wit tb own specter, belo thera were sued to sadn ‘shen fst spite Vis aried nasal, these chennai the White cnt fhe runt Eas ofthe overall roundel meter for roundel on {i ape mga and tobe 33 of te overall ronda oct rts meg a 0 "te tte Same URE recA de ee Sess eine te ae Be ae ae ria gece Sea eee see bs eee eater eae ‘of roundets on the aircraft, But one can see why the Se onl SSeeees ctor "neva eves oy fet rey he sear dead ane Se Le te Stel ciara te aby Se ar ee Uo Code Letter In January 198, the RA ed KEG. A3. ‘is imuadied a ow tem of to code Letters Teste aque An appeno Ist gave the there cose fo ening ane planned sad fone an igs spect thatthe saitron code (Sierra ie otnout aera cer be pated Isha, Sty Busy on ll aerat. wih the x ton of > 34 Squsgron, the Spire suatrore {Slowed mr wut, Feta Na, St aed Fovrton rest, odo so bee the theo theta an ut wasnt aways 7sO sey nr ori te Seaelgesecearaten aay seperate ieee ate cee Tues is atc of ne sees eer Bees ected atic ae sm cma ie ere eae Ripabrerer oi nrey eae errata Siren metre meas Pager ei fothe, Wing” Mary ofthe Sire Sen ever ate mraes es et arb a Feat Bae aren eee Beevrenwcnres a Se eee te — Esra crm iearrercreestt an rene wa atone eat ites ae aa apenas remoteEte que tre sera tobe urcamouaged ed wth SG couer However striated etter, operation ‘rman cern) cana ‘Ein ht carmouase arate eee rom the Uk Tyo um, caused conn the colour to be le for soplaton a te coe eters Aga om Sst species for uncotage sera the ey ‘ter cour specie wd Sea refer wea ‘rca camovtage nea aap Grew, Stes ties ta eer ese eter the eve frst uns continued to ee Sty Sue but se Seer Whore wed Whe. The uo fd Sea Grey Was rele identity Numbe RAAF specications req these t Ben Hed ten Sen Srey oy eamaiogd raft ad Back on caged sat. fey were 936 appied py curt However, lace was oto ned on eufged srt nd te sje of nanbes ered, ‘pending onthe wit Oot eppec te Special Markings Ind 194, No.1 Fite Wing aot the eof ita ees on ther Spve Ye aera ye recognition ald n combat. ten Septarone {stn respons to's US Bonar Foe reqvemen, = ge WV WVVW pp Soar a aera eet Sirona bare tamerners Gtitete sterasyans tte oy at om tin ede ti ace res ee Pega a Sadie Sonarceeceace muatiarorsman gue ssc, Seat iinet Coes ea aes mera det Shera ean dace Sie eae nearness Bianca ete een, eee sce aes os ete Gaerne ame Eeperseste amc: Ie Whee a eaetee ance SRS parecer siamo suastesnar ove Seung pantera soe eet orem sitieeneaamrae oe ine Se mnsieaatonermten SRS ‘This tn po No, 79 SavadonSlfires ox Moot note 1945 lunrotes the ha bough ny te canouoe ‘et tee diy acne vepand 8S raw Govan fe ts code na lotr chooed fo UPA, haw pcan tr he emndret of ay 1943, ts White empennose cen over ated wth nestum Sea Grey aro fils ae. The white wis ean eae ha ass Deen RAAF Camouflage Colours ftag cleus sed by te RAAF were depos of lor Seveaped se Unita Kongai forthe AE 1 estan be clas by he RUE, ew ‘olatrhip wit the United Kineom, an the con eof pei fence: fort Wei War te SSE Sneed Cie sped he cae erence of the United Yrgaen and Ws possesses So terest by a combination of Ue Kaden Damien, an Colona frees. Frm the Dorian Viewpoint, the donne ofthat hr many {orcs were ted sly fo eof the Uf oan ‘Wart the oni equipment tat the RAAF operated was Stah supptet the une, rea hat the Oo Ios meu be py to mach of te atest British Proto Wo ar the protect ise the RAE is Supelied from the UX the RAAF stores system Bl sia Taos reales th Sr ery Sndsanpler en the RAN deed fo apt camo {age Sth fr tr own area 195, they picked {pels he aps hat they fa teed Green were caaierd tau taht fr Auman cond ‘Sore the BAM enone to saver colours These le Es RAAF usage ey bear KZ? Pl ge Green and a8 tart ron Ira, the AA dnt camoutge the undersides oltre ty eee conn oy Ines When they aot an eae ema {eth yin Ral ty sr Fh cao They mere Bay Sheen le bans {ha tarele Tading (Spartan Pas) The pats en Sehes were lacus aed a stale fo aptition ‘rer moe, won a fase. They ha sagt sewn 2 ‘rr Pr athe tan the pure mate sh of rsh Bel ari, he pot on he “ares isvatan corto the Uk colours may have De Sig on te fat place aa, based on pan a Ble the cous promcesbyte deren huswalon ‘aaron sy inh rd shen depended ona nme acre. A masons 0%, {i Theconcnounass othe aptatr} aopaves Snare pbs mere ot thera met1 yume age, the tea of Jonng the RAAF forme in he ind To prepare his Joined tha Baal ‘est sett herodome a yey rans Ferengi op sone as tog in October 199 Caldwell applied to enlists te tale hades ne yen ol es fore nada friend ate his bith corfeate to rece Fie bys coupe of year thous tere man some Mention bout hs cette, Covel nad the si ‘fhe gn and takes hs ay tu Hea fed het fs thong expec acing a he ha ome {odd hours a a eter Th was no core {uence a the RAAF nad ite tres prev ‘Mp Deperane Wen you sed up ast 2SbCr In rch 10 the AF tg Cave of i ‘eSoft tat the crater ont ese see enrmarand to became ineuctos fo he Emp ering Shee, (aT Ts was otto Cadwols pias he matog fo bea itor pt He mrad to Dera the RAE oe Fm rogn ae cpt Hs ato for waning as pot unr te Ea He stayed his varng at No.4 Berar Fying ‘ining Shu at haat Syny, 3 ee of ‘eK for 2 ous a a ous 5, tra pated to ho"? Sores Fyn ating Shel ‘Retest eWay, HS October 00. There, ate new some ant hance hur nthe Miwa, ‘Shao seen he of tess, “he Winanay was an Atalian bl verona he vwelvinoe Heth sneak a te Haars Inter erce, However was odie on tee Ij wersin an nced he ener mancon fear ie age reer ane more econ wags of ater ‘emt te Ta Comey peed ove ‘the toter Po erat. hod oor sal ehracte ‘Shes encng to top 8 ving at ot seed, od wae Drone to rund tn, Clavell caneontd, "i You anny a roway eral conan ou an oye "he EATS plots worsted tet preteen, 09010 the kor tthe nae Ean: Cade irate he pre fered he UX ut of cause, re An ype see {ceToon rared th me's preterenees a cave vison te de Eat fe Goembarked in Capt ihareh Ite a one ofthe st grup 9 Saran "Sime sent 0a teste Inte 1940 andar 194, the Aled ames puro the talons back rer Ep, thous Cente and {Mo Liye: By row ter tippy ine were etches {Ooh mi ad tater yf gence wa Fntofal tothe alle ard tthe eof Janay 9, Aconmited any and sare unt toe coi. tte end of arch, General rn aniel tee oc fay parses na ncomaizance eset Tis Prove pisces a ret foe intosuced neve fcor to tha te ener rie 108, whch wos sapere Sith Wareane cen ate Ap het won he wes asd to itera hang te 7 tn oe ves quite nemperened a there were no Oper Neves howh where al tb ts and has wee da sent feu he teeth, ng rans opera ‘On oe msn he was st up be enemy Ack ck an war fren to aang eerbencylanng Bab dd wth wen ty oy npn the sent srt ap watre the ut rip [bv the a ak ont of mm, Cael once Hated the poy of be ncerte thea arr ace then ped a ri {oat nna The canopy wa py back but he 9 ‘twin the fl farce oh ervenching toa. ‘ised tat the gunsr wuld reste apr and {pails Cube taghimto cag ‘Som a tl, he than wed te gue toe ae fore ip she te al of the aera tae ‘Glow cold erate ut He di than Cale wld having made escape, as appeeached pts yung gue Sereone to maae ute lear athe wasnt tap wh he anguge Ca tec nadune”Ctawel aplopse, coring tat he Sorat sverarugh’ a re i, Te Seren Taran we donate tae a \ecrnerconséogto a mecing the uraan ‘in xr Soca youve heard the north ‘uty fellow og yd wonder why hee ren Sothere to compan eu who a Nes re stn wth No.7 Suton, Cat sped the ri fara. 8 Sen a fom ue te fifo reac the Tema Ca ‘rel oan mei ing the aera Ang ‘easy te hand, manos raged, rela, ts atch forthe BY 1096 abou was ‘ihc bythe ater 109 The suniron was presd it nde asia the hy chm lee {en ay 19, Four dtr Re ws dace {Scr a part of 2 igh a te are C0 Fo ‘ae fgter dence ott sla, Rest the “Gld’an at the eno the mort, he purleoted ‘Seortgnsat ership eactng ne vos om ete Then flied a set prado tate na fh ut done, when Ne, 250 Sram rave ferwid to parccpate ie "Operation Bean the panned eto kan was operas oe te seus mare ‘ipertencd ps He wnr ecomrg somewhat fs tae The changed on 29 ne whe-he same ie fi vty Bo aa or he fermi tts on the ay me en thy encuntered sro {ear neon a, re ara st We then fund Newel alone, bu spotted another edt, bt ranged fo ls abt 150 fee, {BSc and let hn hve the to, We raced on Se i i eon ego alot ond he hep it igh of, te ‘sound an exploded wt ah fas ‘Calafia is et vary ana he was exc ce Cldelntrsay 190, try after (otan to Squron leader rte on far te fen Ne te Bes en the best get stat up. On 3 ay 1942, Erie wes ty to escape tis encanta ‘eit however Is wrten of alors for ded te windown guater pane! [Seto ering te ear fsa 8 aly abe ve Cadet n S-4 “Tota aera arirt oh ig 4ate aan cle crest rea wc al ae a oe {heen 8 QP oe eth et Sa risa Ce ole, Frm isto lade Ban the No BD Wing ams Ofer 010 colt ert dow on NEIO, having souted can Sree caeent “ss ein in ea am astern the leader of tne lions ater oq the ner rot re oh rece Sata es at st een (arate Astral), BIO, on 30 Je. By the ember be var promoted to Fish Letenat af ae Commande of Fa Ae oe sevice ed ont 5 December was tobe a rete day. No. 250 saan i Suan hig pe, tater etyeorry ed eres oe ‘he Aner ‘pest es rm ate wai at, 250d, wut ig ld tenho 2 wo Tt the Stay Ra 112 woud erage the hers He oma 30 Suan the tn ar ey ed fire with ly gus a the lade of ow ond Behind peg fie wih goat YY lose ange, Et ture ovr an ved epi Wt ne ‘oot of te strand win fares fhe eet a ep von raed fees “sl lp ne the bly of ete errs hi rh ry ld Sena sce cat wes tne arth aver eer 25S dest on suas ef her Ene to Cable aa Wile. The vitor rt fut co. 307 making Ne. 130 Sauter Wires, wih fur hel rer ttt te Par ‘ober command Janury 992 he red 0 SGunron nat an gen crs o Re 1 SNe ‘hep re by ay ati pl yo {umber fh pots anh the a GoL (SEA, Cldel ot the ar, fs fo oreo he Fis ex of ip roa, oan, Sa i atl to ave 6 Secon, a from Gos to Merwe in soir New! Guo ‘September Thre loa acer nich "ey tne filet an jared ewe ater, wel occapany ns Fee ageSatmarire to Nowra’ andr December Te al ey sora was completed ot Fr occenbe In oeconber 1941, the Japanese na ance ee astro th Ps by Fungi tal ‘esprit get moder Sesto ded Auta srs poua Gril ond apres jes of hse. on ofthe square were As {felon and one rin The squadron commanders ond hay ofthe arcrew nou be epereneed combat et ‘bt ing Lender vas nce fr te Nedying Sie ny ne tnd a Aan Oe name ‘Rosi le Ena wae nt ot Aaa mes ees CaP Sarton states is Fetsicen none wth ubers 20 ar 12 Sunes Fda ea ne gon several cso Hews eed bck nA cathe to se ia and gin fle ee ‘Sein at ont Png Sle, bu in eaing stot iat ange ey at en ed sean ott ae ons te os te SERS ar a ee aa or sce te Dyed bythe Ra He mes to retrn to ne x athe Sede erecooceasnss Soha aa astatane Wacceseterteteate wee pes og Scere ieee eer ve oat Eom rasatcedPice ante ‘iy ater ie award hawaye’ Wt Za Eeatieas citae aera oe Ee Rosaceae Ty ret nt seie ie cecraes conc SESE Tie ike St fond "ebro seat 0 fA ongrange, (oy sting eroploe. tery fst Mende frepon 2 Gide svayerentded armarent the wea fn on Sten aeroplane He resren ne O39 eh Ero, rowing machine um arsine eles" Sree 2 mon caro, whe eving console sr ‘te pone ae very uel Fr hen abtton of 03 ‘neh (12.7 rm, Brownings waste best west weap hale Asi are back staan 1452. famber 19 | Er Wg wa ore at ng, a ‘alii in command. {Save ned the ng The and. ent mnt 3 Wg Lear The St ferme ten caning, church vine repose fr the fatten ey were rat [Metal bu by Noverber tere were sient for Eat nar trans the win Ue acts be a nnary 1983, the wing as aly able to move tothe Dain area Ae tne ald promotion {5 Wing Commander wa cored Tere ae been Siow ea iy Endl ti ae teen gromoted to Square Lede wher Unde RAF ‘Soman the ale at bt hea rence ‘SF Levent by the BAE The whet tBu ‘Sateraty ane ocisom and exces ow But ‘Seah yah oat tak atc ‘relatively ut and Cael was ale Coe the ime (On 2 Maren 194, Coat as able to a tis score Thr war to be the fat tine atthe Se ‘ould eneumer te oro. Calwel bteved ts “erat had the aavrtge sped, sath and ‘dv at, at tat he Zero wal be le cam tori ad tom cin moe rap an the ‘Shree wa eter that aera shu eed ther tac ad hi pt shold ane et ci then ah away. ote In taning gh. Ts dd nays happens he Japanese foes were often wel above espera sp [es were afte av i og tng Wit he Zt (es any. when the ade 0 srambe was gen, ca ith Waters hgnan tok ef a tre Nese i Sanna 3 Seon a ‘tha apaneseearaed cause snngectely nd the ‘ing ne trea orc a plone The Js ‘os were neni ome when Cael aly made ntact the ene combat Cave was ch tera apd one Zoro desea Catdet eng is est sucess on 2 Hay. The depanee sont ety borers, sere 2 Zero rs ata othe Mar fei ade se {be fo get Ns vee sure to ng formation Shlconmenceds ste cin Toe at, aria places wing Inn tach poston stove hee fry ota more reported to be 2,0 fect, 1,00) IrtrenCiawet nara the ea oH 52 uso, The Jpinee were act sent hero 25,000 Fee 500 mates Cael cba ahr ar ‘tine ee pase tho 00,800 me {rea nen ta the Japanese aes Sa aa 30000 et ,000 mes). He ded tS thin more atte and Sac he panes frm ie was able get, the sptres upto 3,00 fe, (9300 metres. Te nganeae ceramenced Salon ‘hw tncing hei fr ped they ted te art fica Wen the trate vertu ea up wth the bombers they were ver 1,0 feet. (10 me tres, above tho. A 08, Cale ordre No. Scumiron to ake nthe fer saad N17 Sun Fantottack te bomber. bus tha exces hat {arage the ptr wore forced dest se fo {oa ogres, ating very highspeed inthe fe ony nhl of pte were bi Lo sto ing poston, Caldwel ftowed with No. 42 Sunder, Ine abreast. The enemy fates moved ira por ‘ontetnee caldwell andthe bombo, sof diverted Firatactotese arf. He employed as tacts, ‘ing ane ie athe enya thon sing Msp {o'uum cm and poston Piet or snoter Sack idan to Za cht down The nett major pase rié occured on 20 Jone snd alga afer spr ‘Sonn sauth Yr estan nisin cation na spot eave, wes athe ao Ne wing ai, Tis me Cale os ening Nowe Squat, aos Cormancng Oe was {ewes fs the sud woe eng eer the Yoder up he reine ar ie RT a arg fe ong, moved vert No. 57 Sedo’ Fah Conmmndar Fight eutenart Peter Wat, waged wr alate by hand sia hat he wate nso tate command te ts miinertod and tld Cantol ety at alas WT ae fed. Tey then apps Sane fen Lendar Gt th. 54 Sunron a the wing Leder {rte rim vectra rere the aporoacg lop nese Cnt bdeed Fgh estat Peter Visto {oa conta ewer. Wotson read that Con trl tad made tals up of the operation and st ‘var nom pase to get te weg nto ase U'eager of'e tall end squad, some stance tein te ors, fi wa no onan Up ake ean Uelar dwn arcane tat each ssnon Saulsopeatenaependenty Call, wo nad then wp 2 poston at th rae of ed Seton of No 457 Square nas now teu ‘Tupi of xpeenig tence rn oi iw oon othe rearmor pos, “Te it naeation nad ene srt i the ares wor ten the atta of No 357 Squat ted [reo attctes. dat ten serve enemy Lp Be a ok fe, flo a the ering fe Clavel claned one. Zero destroy The cfs was Tack 3 Wot) Pyabar, foc raed Osea ths mas arid by the apaose iy a he Se. Cale had no aimed ee ters Sgt the apes, mang a ace Gwe thenrsat we “The ing as oa some nine bombers ad ve thers destroyed. Tne Hr beat dy eal TCT Rented y Cra dd ced Seach theta retried Cail A Commodore iad the Arcee Camandy Wty est tes Sot sgl to awe, conmattting Ne te {has Sd i mS eatin “onatltions al concerned on yesterdoy' de ‘is na tao on rahing is QUARTER, Fer Wing to posto Wing Cnsmanr CALDWELL." xlel aed suns dg et hone Srey stn id an, a ar wt cpr poe ere ion acomatsncetghts bythe Jopanese Ki 6, ‘etomatsanee acral proved to bea aor sie et tn hh sed nee then Fs"iadoy Baa ie wingman nos omea ett ug at late ow sped Cael and ‘Shi ofr Baal ed ro oo fro and id solfierennarsts ate nated te Ding Senice Order atthe end Tame ee reich cemeentand Saas Rascal ction e didnot tke adnate work and wane “igln ach tt Te Che of he A Stal rede (Clavel request a sltsevig ad ot the best renin atria ere (hetat an afvncee bse fore borers Te MAF pcre ed EEigneshaitenesa The four Soleies, with Coldwell 58.528 THe foregut, Tie pat Crk Fea cl a ea ro fet f rata ey pease n Toei on reh igh Desttnnt {ea Sy nor oon of fre Clark eld an 36 ‘oritn’s captor tse ween he afere {ott lend he screw dye ae iy ‘athe Sqodron acer Brace Weson itt he scene to hort, company Iie wns war pling wats for to do ter tha tek tan and wat torte promo Spe Vil art Evenly at he end of 1944 he wing rectvad toner to moe up to Neftal Inge pos wer etait ok ‘St thai wing Ma Sen ase would Fs petal soe Nevethls, bid Me Dsttocnane te wellbeing tase under ‘ncaa of roving ve atte at it then wuld feed on Marta and that Re tone wn tang ith the Arar err to Eeccumment dns Howe Us sees ware dy ed ed an oe ha cot na cond manner trou thei meses to ignore fad had large slacks of tquor shipped Fe aying te ier inte at ls Vi our ty a¢ Commander of No, 60 Wing wat eto anata and Group captain Glen Coop ve ates on ne an, reg ake oc nan ae, va cas Wi oce Ducotne” He was cout marta ound Fig at ae ted rm Cease oe tole down ata demain fo lsh tear. Howe their top ace a Wot War ‘2ejoe problems et cer pd was forced Sey ibe ured cing shot, down on 9 xine of his Spite Vil Tales an bust nto fer hey am ee. Spe lng il syed Bobby on tht enn eg figs tre an Fer ines Lc, eanering rm tat qe By ane, he i tho so bes, how i eon pts a te barl hat Saundron vader Rober ery Manel Gites DSO, hd Ba, fhe i fou sp toed gn fot he {3 he bart ta wk bec ut ls She the RAAF most oper adr fe fved Bes whe he a He ca Sa a sae {ters demonstrating he ltest ching srt splendur, pete to work on Baby Gibbs SB ID for the ene ofthe Pic Rett camera. Qute wht ter aie te uel tnt coe neni do wt tt sae ot iar oy ake ad ry al of Geo, ti rd eeh oe on earue Ege Suotron ode oy bes wth one of i Keak ort nearly 12 The enbl of ana, wearing Set ea tt atts os devo own B27 SPA Seow ne sn. san euypepr ome aces asunrnarn aot etc, ky ot a ct ste ety ttn ai a Sei rr RA cet ete” caiten ey ete wae ert gts abc ea ‘Fc ove a ory bod ro. (Se carman tt ad Wey Fro ‘Joctareo n the couse of ts work he contacted {ble tociam twee damaged, although he believed that iy at leat were prot h dys aer2n 30 ovenbor he was ae toredsom tat stato wet fend me sun's bay of twee ines A inthe mise Src Ar. fe ace HC200 ters cones Sse Sd hee 8s cmos Tem liek tuned on 19 Oscomber when he en ceumtered ep Garman Ne, Ransleachin Nace ‘ogg ween Me noticed several tracer rounds iy high terbis wng: He ond aroun and pete acter 19 same atance aay on te other se of he Te pt ha ce ig no of eh ‘a thought iy baer and cornet Pars tthe 18, For Cana runs then ck he Toma: Fav oi he staroars wg rot and engine cen ‘Shea utlage and oe ane ot eaapy ame He eas ocd aut byte consonant gine cho te fomer beng sacked to the exe Ste pts one ana eng eh he Sates ‘Sor en he ceed concussed {oie rac na clone wp hes rele tat ne ‘en aspin and managed to Fecover. Heir es ‘ha pep ao gegen to ri lig ex Ui: {Ohanpthe wa level an Rew ast eng {she coul anaes crf poling tack en te st tha he felt te scat beg to Jae a the sal, then easing forward to resume 9 orld ge Heep repeating hr procease ut he aes nade ontact wih the rae, When the ser topped fd on tan onl he fo 9 ee i there snr as il ap of wan ‘wh ean neo, athoh ews we ins Ger than es they helped tm abe is way Bek tothe So enero ones Shara sour roe tt Eis manbiaicom ne estan Se Stipe eeleetas Saver gmegeme weer Sehr arr t nies eo pe Save ameenete Pergo eee Septet mart mer ean Sreanerens arate Sobers aan sae errs ovacmee wore penal auteurs ee Bier teen eto tit iicaeresene game Biswas cea rmas ieee meses ata mer acanae eeeTom od ot rome is orft “Sect oo Soe. Te name wes pale by Ni ter ed proaaiy efits ht Teac ot certahonfncr aa ters sey tb eed rm mal her Of oe he ater eee ee pent ic cone to ack he Dok Blut and Red stipes analy es Trimble tou ouch down ASB. To hs ranged wth he suatonpotopoper oe Fa ee end feels tu Sor ona bnce Portal, the Pas aaa ins Ke wax o fac douh forte sco te “xy sere m2 ity nstrctor at No.2 OTU ua become ven wae ponte to RAE Hess tes itor as te OTD (ier representative. ‘Sra ents Se oy pd ee thes achieved high eng sande fradrson toler Oc. n ay 1983 he returned to lu, Were compli a crersin couse toe spite ‘land become Offer Commanding ote Spe nd meron sadn Later that year, ums, be was attache to RAAF vest nth Uy ware he bees RA repre: “ect fhe hens st es Fg See ‘he teh plate ner tind tothe sme andes RAAF phot a they wuld te operat aloes ia uns We he Us be ns ety Some of ‘ha ltt aerating he Mstang Te seat eae otf nh, He xed ea (ata, lppey foster tan te Ba, bu tho ee fbr Baye eh erat Fly batanend and efetive ta pee ou Spence was not po dey to Na 3 Suse ‘ofa Tne ha Den et aan t No, 71 Op ronal aig Unto aps The staton {rset noel samen athe ples, ts uncon, ad became the tas of OTUs Specs a3 at Spe th 2 the end of Deere, the sundron moved back 11 Cala to esau withthe Kiya au hed ‘he new aerate i he agi handed bette han ‘he Tomahawk ot ee rotor ash ‘Janay 2, the seen scared Forme on af ue Sas ert by Bf 10% drt re Fok Wey swooped on Ue Sas, caning thrce envoy, Spence conte or an of thse he ‘Reyna fr combat te he East be had (On 26 January, Sargeant Wal Malley was hit by AA ian phn uy a phe ae {naspot of bother He wes ie an rane oes org im oan nthe deere. Fig ocean ‘rt and heady. The two los determibes Taw Spences craft cou be fac, Teka fle Sack tobe, pce up container 9 yeaa re {Ue ta Spence Tey waked on he ara, eppe pth set nd reamed tothe unre the net oe (On 14 Ferny, No, 3 Squad, in company with wo" a Smad Rae, repudiationPesce nie th ater wee proving top come Beant ahen tener amen 1 ch hen 3a {San So Sato acing o top coer the fe ‘avs ol tt ey wee acd 5 SPS, tbl a er pth See ye a ees Ne ee ly Bea 0 ans ca tty mare en {eo tuned for he wth a steig down the {Be Watton but he wa omy erated with robb Sadana rece seat Tay om ae ef 52 eign ie oes Se rig ns fis Co Lh Swe ignore we ‘uty no, 3 squadron. n December 1942, he was posted wees eto ge one he eae ahaha tine eam ye 3, at fe pos wh No Ft el fad conte ea a. AoA te canard tea ey eget "eee Chg et Cog No 3 men SPSS Eds ERS me ot camarce Sere hdr Speed ile awl vay fhe eae tetoa "Se Seen a nee Sande! sce ve, 0 Per was med wh rtp pion tine Cadwell ts Conan, Stary cy i We Ln a ro 3 Senree wee Suey tay shore ened seers io Sd ntsc. sate end a te eg eso t 1m ae ie mee oh SE Ss ith, re we ‘hc the Spr natal suited tothe tok Seer tay ferive wenn ante fae at ott They states te prota ram Pett ete puree "ate og pte ng we ‘lace to dsian ae Rita only made bor rack ue Ba te te gee oe tpn oh yet te fs cops he eta werent i Roh wus ted 1 ate ng ee eo ee Yon ee woe to woe ‘Seto tec test onangs, he wos appotnted ein the stan stern and Wooded the pitt ths new mate, Ln pees Denne Cel Tar Suuped wid satire We ana Spite Vil aca, ‘ia iaten oer te Spee veing outs trom toron. tthe end of 195 bath tad ther appantments in he TAP tevmated esther ort Bec to ban a "nib to aveige of eaton Wa Enotes engineer He eyed dined Fe | Saoy, Spee vance to ue ft tune caraor nthe RAF He worked ation 1 aerate ws eee ‘Shura enon applet at Conon Ofer of he Seuo we edo ea 8. Fee tm py ws ad et Sondre ocner net Pusan, Hs aerate a ‘Se anid cra ot Ore eve She as itd te he ibd East in 82, On #3, RA the ed Cate Brn lane, On 26 Febeanry he ws fig a rer two to Maran Otter Rey Stevens. ter opin is bombs, $Kevare spate sven Fo aporoncing an the Tap: Reedy or te ext sprain. ASE13, UP sits aspera on hort lant nine 19 on Sas ented to fy 45851 fer he ecame Wig eager ithe the eh et he ket iceBar tis wes one of anya fw No. 79 Sad {gota oe fei te Fee ny ‘gaston tender Rep Svan O50, OFC with 58-513, UE noary 84, Renin aero rom key to Srey Tor oto toe 10 hi cad Eee es Evo Bc musing rs Cocker Snel co,‘Seperated fom his leader, but spotted two Bf TOR at ‘svete a eam tach, rg fom 0 fecs 200 me tree then tarot he ono te 0 3 free "ang Best fom 30 et, 00 mete), wich Hew farm th od ary. 0 don Istened ano the ea of anther 109 and sve our second bust tom 90 feet, 300 mete) nin os gin int ace Na Sa 1S he was dna on the target Ron spt. vee env nica Below an tN starboard, bu ak GAC them ue Conca on hs bing ‘he pled bt ara med tek op he soe e Ch'in ot ow tev below Dine sd oan Shin him, fn Reda busta bow 00 fet, 03 fetes athe enemy arf ied ne te gourd Init "94, fon rece» Dinos Fyne oso hs mo th No.3 Squadron. he talon “Fg Levens Susons has taten part no targe unter of operand sates, bong tad hs eet {nny cen nig od on et its cert fre. Tis fier as ben engea in a ambat ting wih be hes etd ote ‘arf and rose there Aghia Ins ben nt byenary fre on seer easton. Fak utenti endusau snc a he sat ay ie in Fon pried in to, 3 mon’ mor to ky {fiver completa, He eopleea a Spee couse 51162 Operation Camera Un ar tthe en De ta poste oN. 79 Squao, base LL hearer the hemi ance Te stagron wed thar te ie Naa Fn. 7 Squaton tome a Lo Negro, I ate over the quron wae ese a operation ‘ter and ered ets to saa orang woh Site mil aecate In Jaruay 1945, Ran was promoted to Seino Laer and applied Commande Ofer nat ter tian of Sevan sat were there bit thc new aera. Tere was gest Ge fenton ‘suena neds fo be sipped st Meanie tin he hat Haron supe Seon Theta de tsa standard reparation hen the fisted on Trees 18 gd permet eh ap ‘andr Goby ier, Ho, 80 Ving sade ed [the sands Spltres to Mortal fon Saar Serf ea gh tenor Len Reis we spied ‘emperary 0 ot No 79 Seuacron at hora Pay, tthe en of ort the ring cra ee ra) {nd on le them upto ota, nota) UF hos fd Wing tn colce Wing Conan Goo, Stadion aca on mes wae sported toons No 79 Ses Falloving the en of haste, he resuned i sb statve a quote eater 146 econmand Sf" mstang coven ent a Willaton, NSW Stain Mar #847 ok over command Hs 77 Sadr, then euiped wh Mtn or based at am fo tend the Dy Fier Lender uc Wet Raya an on ret to fst, tok up the pst Fitter pert Specs Aa a. Few igi seeps, te pertermance was found to'be ute isdequte aang the MTs, and ca ‘Wine Commander Son ws ported fo ae command ‘the sqondron an do vat he cold to gt the ae tlre employed are operational a He a tare tat Oe Ul, the Meares iy eed {Sear rockets nd recommended at No Sd Fen deploy the sone supa rl. Tho sur, nt a deri epi or iS tthe eat of relat nih crater. non Sorat predcted sane 98) tthe enti, fo Srae wae presets win the USAF Designed Fig ony Err Eve, Cneandg Goer ‘ge i He paved sae te ricoh ‘oF RAAF niomtawn, where he overs the inroguc- ‘Son of th rege no RAE tence, He rete on x{ee operat coda on ont a Thad taken 3 wil, bt on 4 Aut is 10 pe anal ig, fe saree cones itor Ron FeStbeenn ine fra rt tary cry on 3. ha dae cto he a ot 3B 0m pret eee Neen on gon oe al of 98 109 a (Germ a fad two sacar ast fon 10 yards, The Tops fel tank wing and anteatee Bis Auge, aad another B10, ths time in Sete, the seni conquest he ‘enc commanger Ons September, was ead the Standen A No. 20 Sinan es th ea sunon ithe organ he wae seul fenconng Ws tener nt rec pl, Teen ay neve fama tat fon ed con CB cute (ren te cai of keting Pan evterat Sd con Bost ofa Fi femrgent to Fgh Lcwterot fone meek prety sod cube and Hoven goed tobe ba it (resco, eve soning and ter patra On 25 Oc Ween Be ocabe han few 9 Sve bombing sore Shas QAR econ, teers me ane on amber ear Tey mae sae yf Bs “altogether @ mast satisfactory pertion” was the vey a Sees the agar efron 31 Neve Sez ewan ee yon pc tet four 910 blo, » ecg eof not rt. sone lle aifetty shot im own. In retrospect | doubt ifs me coming” On of theo 1 cred oway fi we Tans ano of fe st acre oon coy ig he tsetranhen! a a ineae ts reba im ut be kp sna Thora ot fo the eta lo i ome stoi A few ‘ee ht burt ad we were reid i Se MD Ch ina te desert agent aud of ast. cp oan co 1 Sapte tHe ef he ma ry ite captured ara, ever ae goed his ond was fllowes stl efter, on 9 Feb th Swi watt on re a dest ay tebe ae Ae 18 fe Jed N,2 Oration Fi conversion course on spite and, ext month Trompe iter {tonal scrambles but the incoming aircraft were most Suoyisw Seem surcnah eemete ic wate ~Comidring is office' ae, he pays wey spod teslesip ad antl of er, and shuld be $= rey opr fo further deepen TENSG anton Cyst one 8 ‘Spcratoal sain Un eo msouctor © Ses ‘Tr ho date he snd fave been consioed 2 {he command of sadn pris the Ra Co fecha rom he RA a Leonard Stan! Sone erase es op taal ae ies ea ae deere Caley iat tid 90, enw ed tN, 19 Singon Frm te tate aap sonuten on Speer nee beset toe te urate Huan he pites mere tae fn off sera care {Dinette Ameer of pts rom i, 130Sqa7o8 vere recrated tthe |e, the aca ae Hs Ease pected The’ care waraa 1024 tot athe Stes lined Sou 0 mies G30 km) om alla hey jean mad opp gaa ls rt, 15 Sun ad ws sn Fgh europe Lean taney Red OF cated ont aa of as SSE a at erat eg 18 wate ht atte rate Liye {Reta whic be nar Bosd wen the ld nei ote tnd retned te Se, ASB SS Are ler. Ln was pre of 3 ght of tat Sin Spee bebe eeWars end, lab Lewtnane Le Reid cnr), pos wih lh Ueteents Da Ean, (Bf, ond David To st eo 8d, oe hn serch a he ramos Soares os ond Tee! ats hem of the Sender teen nmi erate dincapbetmnermne cig oes. te sips ete ‘Srebumting, aye ey cate he Gems oe iiogeueeevn cian moe oman “ate ta tos tenant Se Sverre ates tre for oe Fema ty ae ee ie etsy See nati sagen yao et Ehepeeeiatsiakt cma aenea tact iemetearsre pes iy er te Seater nerve ssn Laps te ko an ase to can [Seroycoyed srt sqndan ved on ay ne en pe rate ve a tnt ea he nen ay Head ater ruin wth or'6 bt yas oy slo cla 9 doa. On ‘etter, he ew vee On the fessor be ned seid eamoned Sndeseemctri peste ‘Rte and 1 cutaer he sae to i cae wth ‘tote B10 damon, ws baie, Wher Frei fu waste folaw down and 0 (Eat lim conned Ms tour mow oe, on 3 Oct, Lan clined ita a Sv id ow ened ‘3.ftos ung ah lever erg the tor The {Ge avg lotr a tnderstor snd short ‘tf, majeged serch nd touched down 120 fae way dot tg Sr Sfehy ene manag to ean wk Fionboek and poo imi Len Rew onto the cc" atte org re xh rte a torts ine to 7 Oeil ng User Spode, then fing spe avert om Meroe {D Flght eure and met Fight Commander, Ae the end of 1944, the squscton was recaled to ‘asta fo reacup vith te pte Vila bcce the hed squadron No, Fighter Wing. The aera Intl othe cuton had sr probiens With coation in hee coking sytons requ majo ‘eons on thse maces he say Seayed the Sete ry he wut, Seto one ‘comma of te advanced ect, all saseron Src of sa ha separ ora ie I Mare nen Secon Lencer Han ames tok oe Seaeron andro uns wen dict 0 Wing Len had a uly escape the afternoon of 1 An Age Cert ya he ae By rary {dyad heron her bok ant oppo oat ace tnfornataty, ack’ Yolec nae wa arale oir, fur aera of the sain took ff 3 ‘fares Len was lost in he gy an’ P boat asst Toe dp tren wu tack ofthe bin Commonueathccoaton ore apa, tang ad vampires. eloped a gy succes po ‘and rm, eres povdng to chronLaurence Francis Marshall Cronin DFC Wilfred Arthur Goold DFC ad Soe rate rec SSRN EE ceasaretntia Irena areas te scrsetetchten ttt shat GSES. ahmer nara "canada nee fe ew "cep of erg re sesh te eget eat Inbecember 1941, he Joined No. 607 Suaron, bse sinh dan sion th a fe ha on ert operations Oe ae {Py ue Mc Snos protectna the Seharorst ae the het ey race he ae ds Lusry ala gadited 36 a Sete and arted Mctangpaan nsathem Sonand Tere carer feito Spare and. a Ag, edo. 3 sua fin Ra yng ne Ste Vb ro rem in Sate (ine gbin ary fens stoperton sector eee inate seer tc squnrnoredua jan he He few is fat operation wth No.8 Sqn on ‘December and month ater fet is etd Seen an enemy aa Four Spor on eas Fin omer Ry clames one poly ary Can ne rapes Shorty ater tno. Bt Sn Ta left: iy Ofer Lary Crvin ith Stir i, 443, F-c at Pll ea mpl soy afer Ms forth ee ee ern Na asa ng ete ade alos ata fom oe 73 tera ite tcet Ae wa anoter ily nS har, ringing hs aly whe yn che See Sup two, ands tft oe “apt ng Officer iy Good In he cock of sre VN. had cama re victories wie fing ‘Roe i le hee yee En efi, ia he inact diar acters Art ary was ae to damage to BO campaign. Operation ashy” was auch 0910 by gehen eeeaeae es fenepy atarmata aa 14 Sefer en ne owned P19 Sl ieoserirengeraeonn as iraereaenvamiesenea ete Ens Since is cece a moana at etal once ares Soke ees | rie cre ta {21 haughty no poc fr me rolled an ved RameM se tent! reese els hese hit Esso haagh oe pace ores Fest ight ns Spite Ve on 13 Septoria 1943, irom lara anew tet Aer, ony coerus Eh Eh ie a a Supignisagdes: St neers Eons emass Spee ales =e iron ae copie erties Samra oe creme vee Sree ae itso coed we nt ht Serie arecaore ee ers Sire hore mecm can Shia Pieper oes Saar een canon ec spteh ates Symareore ed satan te suiseeioemvencamastee Sore erm rie as eee es Sao Sosa eee te oe reat dap In ro ve eee fe rae te Sse fe detacnane named te ne nly go fie ites wang. tA Camp mpbet Hed immediacy ws bounced by ett Beceem © ee tie ma. Go ewey fro them evenly, ad ey re Ser doi ener ok al Sie Arca ear Eacoprmtraarin terse BEG Slegte uns awry oe oscar sated the ld destroying the remaring sles. The spite whe spire a ana rave up hha at Sentai Saeco Siete neces EViginipiscmentnoas ieee nt ariel: No ear squdrn he the COs ro a become ph tera cactnene z fe fe at Sd ean 9 cessed et. ‘ban or Aaa ath eed he Dated fray 944 and Wisin September O44, tiem rea ram es HEARS eas go me {o he. 2 Operational Conversion Unitas the Camera Sie Sorte tomes Cae nese fares Son ene eae tes ohio aati! ria oe ee SE en oa ote Pecereraeae one Sea She ees rere es ete ee Ag sacar een care te var atarmaee s o e fees dre ase ees nana Cirieyane Sesser ater FESPARSS SE tener Sats saat ana oo a7 an SS reece em Bee gett pe aeaioa 2 7 ns Jae relegate ed pe oh Ewen ee oe oe. 7 ea ee lee ee a a ot ene a | Ui ne Hr, fed nthe By Pbtr scheme, rte te foot” syle of fe comoge porn‘ec a ar, er, ny 198 (On 2 Nach 1940, No. 87 Sqandron moved to Rec inure were they care arf, erp Thay terest ergged offers operators oer ree [gr ar tiers rte hte Ht try. snes saved nF 190 two ay Ue nt ee two manta Rel, Janes Re re 38 operate ‘nap he become a ah Conant and wes Promote to cting Pee iuevan,lencng ptr thot one shor has described esas hat tack tf came experence’ when he ed Ne 37 Squeran aint the lapanese over Darwin 193, The prom ie tay notin is experience, Bat tht al ffs oper ‘quero Sorin wal bea eles le tonanindiay, mtncnnstre, ners rere 1o"pepre for emedat departure fo” Asal I Fespected Commanding ter, Squndron tesco Peter rothers, posted ut non bate’ eco newton, fe lnres war promoted to Seti Soe ‘on leader a gen command of esa (20 June 1942 No. 437 Saran RA. Company seth No.2 Suntan RA ar No.4 Suan PA Sted rom tbe UK sbeerd the Sting Cate sd Sernawn, Stoned nar the spe were Spire VC Chuchit"belierig thn the dager to Asan at (extant ths bri ores nthe le Es, ‘equened tat the aera be removed at Freetown SL Ken James, n A365, UPZ, lets F10 beter mati mest UB ono sre Iate lt 19 Both aerate fished in Witefeine and Mca rf be Be ‘Beta by 8 Fee erin the event, thea sera oh Nigertomn fre trlsnded bt tho sho tig Cate tance Sioa els tower ibe bth oa tras erga othe “The ships aly dct Meat on 13 gust. ‘he tee suncrnsdaemborked oc the a nee sears of NT Far Wig, nore eu Fenwastabeskspttie the areaftwere oitasee nd tten oho. Aeraft Dpto Laverton. ALS fours 25 apo 942, Sqmgrn Leder Han James Freaip he ene of th fi Spt to yn hs. ‘They werent slowed tbe eld Spies! Security Greed that they ee Capt, appa caret bana andthe npn ret Marve es Uke any ws oid cholo hd eh ewes Totag and press potoote of Spires {rca dig bale aga mits ae "ee ‘rr London 54, knew wat they wee Nan and the other sancon commanders jst hag tothe es they cad with te pes and te tie forthe Wns Comer, Group Capa {ers APG, an is Wig Lene, Wg Commande Cl tee DF a Barto rit tek plots mre ets Imancers and experienced pot who had spent thee eatnal tows offer operations whee they cpl tino fom to ge vat a sidered fi new wis Tor Corbet Jonny, they 250451, own Len sae, Bees te, sp readenca Legon so oe 9 ne, (Blameten south ot Sawin an, anh ih means Fight tenant eter ton DF ae ct soc ed an ‘a har and hed Ss thes Bela the Japanese re nunched thet ae nave ‘57 Stadrn oped te cl gy Sheehy Cato he leader No 452 wat “opps No 2 ‘ne “nay oa Te sapien has Aral ‘Mccing 07 Mach, wen Fg Letenant Bon nln Fgh Sr ‘an Day Nowe itereptd nd deste fun ied i srl sod en tite alto ene on mig sandy but he Pt Sei at set hay when he wg ‘seeped te 25 bombers exe By © seo ube fers Calda wanted one a ‘ecm og frat. However, wen he esced Setanta ace ot 8 feet (60 mete), above hm He wa fred Son the RA as dann, Carl cone cn 3.8) 0 ates hd then Set itn pursit ofthe apes format hey ht tho men forte iy No 34 Sqncan ha aged Sch elt ad 9 Sue ‘ta i tt jon up bee arr the at tact 57 and ha 82 were to tah th Do we No. Star o protec them om te Fos cs Hoven gerd ap coed Sobers Ths red te tp coer fof en the two Ausra seinen, Siren clearance to attack the tars, Kan ed is sain way che oe tras he gion ding aac hod on he Be Int an evsve tr Bt Pe spend was so Mh Fis were una to talon hin ante oman rote op Ka sted four Zar hand estate tom stern, rng at abou 350 neve. Stn a ‘ter Zero urge, he aad Sed Soy, He then ated 9 Tra a tung HO ASPhve ja bw he etre ce op the lo te Zere Su the lox ped up ta a. Toop arated ames neo fe i verted Kan stare ring 200 res ae ania eg ‘eto sed by edhe Rens a ily be was waded» bt was te i'n ty for ver or, ma re he ‘woos operatiaal eve 1 6 sy shorty after his ret, he had ky ape He war Rng t 32.00 fet, (9,600 ete) ‘SNe De Wing Cmmrancer Calves the wong ‘torcopted porn 25 bombs cuore by Sin tear dens Cala eh 2 mn 2,00 fw, 400 mete} saree fc, Ae the ‘ther sensors had made ther aac The Wines? dered Bue ard White seca of N97 Son {attack but retained ne Nabers Zand, Jas rd tt i im Caawet wn aris optrut ‘ese le wera were rg fone nf 9 Cle released he to ach eb ‘onic beremamedatattude, lasted ite dom,Au Ee ‘tn the Zeres ethno vod them, rs {ine so thy tha he entre pn Recover tun hater we st th iu dove ot he dct erenuny tpi the apanese unde eth sig’ fe (0 18 hy, the wing ance gan sare, but hs, tine te lt wor antes tare Kise “i feconianceacrfe Nba 5a 2 Sad "Rov wete cred ack to Sse we Wo. 5 Saud fam attempt fo teen. Jes spi the sqcon ime eee mci ate a ph “Tae aad ecnaance ps er the a ise wan 270 fet (10 mete, 81 ae {jettson the tank would mean leing Ue “Oh Ue he sony coed on his age, long 0 50 fest aso metres), dnd ater, be ea bot caren tra Gwo stead bus The pane machine burst Me flamer nfl ovards the rune, eter ‘Ebogond ysl. ¥37 squadron: Te Jans ery ‘ine the astaian defender. No. 457 squadron was On ‘hy tht day, and they scrambled were ngs 1104) foun, Ken a Ws wigan, free itl, wee srnbed oh tn, ane) rr [GF Sober bse st Fenton. tne ver the Base they spoted the incaring’ machine ur 500 feet, {158 mores, bow Jones approached om abe, Spars bt 2 stem atc, i ire one of hs cn Toni to re uf as st abe othe ap Lf fe ofthe Ameren on Fenton st sci 00 el (009 ete) teh oft ci a 2400 fet (7300 a (posing some 8,000fec, (1,500 metres}, above. ti. Fbtured an gor ae these ome Paslly ‘of dang, voted back to conserve fuel. Watson ‘os de Reta He cloned owt SIO fe, {Smet a ave the ia a ert ra Strand to 3000 ect, (000s, over Bathurst {hat ection. Both Newton and Gregory found that thar engines wore not to sft an they abr “Dinah and with Ue ald of Bl Gregory shot I. down, ‘on Ochre and Weg Commande Clive alone, ‘Slee the fourth a othe tag when corp: Sp wn Fuge Serpane Fala Ro 3 Sour, tthe were Inepeiteed int form of operation “he Stes hd the deste eet an te apes, stented by tht sats oer Darwin, ave whe eng, Te an eee on 1 Noenbn Men ad tack tong scandy a {Conmancns open a ho. 85 Suncom bated neat Teeter were rey acon an art tat had Sokal eto gino the squad bt ere no the In May 1945, Ne wae set to Mort land tae cer arma of N79 Susan from Roy Siar, iso fed been promated te Wing Lender. Hon wae ‘ing operator gan, bt tine there mes toba ne Sct ut te danger ar fen vena ‘Sle a natch ton rma wi te Suntan Ung ener dated in eter 194, a he ene of ring tothe rar of Ale Commodore befare his retire: mer rane at we he 20 A to their men. Most BAF personne recerved their deco FC Hevea born on et nary 1913 inca, Vitor ‘2 Station a Charevile In Queensland, and ested Fhe Ru on tha ttn ut 140, Age 27 he wa 1 ol fr tng, bt A mag to Ne completed is ti valng at. 25, Lin, SW and war then pred fo Ne 2 leary Fyne Trang Stent rer, Quorn fo Rs bse tag int on gr ets, From tere be went fo Neo cree Png Yang acho st amber Cae Ua ware he mastered th Waranay. On compen 1 he trang srt 94, he war eked 8 Coen Son te aA? wt teak of Po Oe ey they se 0 he Un Kn, He arucd thn of taste andthe name “Chrtel” pigh Uevtnane Aired lending OC with Ns wm nthe sig oi verte open, tere nas see (oan! ABUTS, ay et ae Lr, Norembe a ‘ex then rom fe squcrn wor tenes to Rent ee, rather thay new he AAP ee Bue oneal Inuren 19" an wpe to he Mie Es fore Bticbed ine tnae obe mare proof an the marc Ten: AS8-07, fx MTS), wes aan te fi Seti YM aif deleed to the RAAF fred in he RAF ay [eS Str bid fo San, noinied te Rd cl Fle en ayata cotnhisheels in the goal e was asoned io Sn AR ay #0: Ge tha tat {hme on September Squadron mar ing me ‘fa coer forse arin Batares wren A Sh. (248 109 ta had penetrate eu theo covet Simanaged a set scerl sod bute and lone ‘he"amalngsierfe ow ban wae red to bree ay whan is cot canopy opened At was ena In Septeies, now 2 ing Ofer, be was posted cat 2 Squtron Thin wor yo Sve ‘comdany with Aston Wy feck 25 1 ear amt, In December be ae prom: ta Fgh Lewtonant sd posted No 80 Sauneon| BaF aa igh commande was bckon Kye with th gon On {sony 140, he we able 2 (sian No. 30 Snr aw our Hrs, narnia, tending om shop that aa Been ‘crane tase but he squnran ws ot he Sr pote tI Sprain ‘Shrog ae wth ph tera obs " ed at ten ardone ann, Same teen Bt were epased round the Nel and they wore boned Sean edie to pr on red ts 1's tw was de to ond sot bt e managed to top cover foro. fai a No. 90 Ra Sg Miso Sqncon mitobed heh oboe the ba tle blow to gun sonny furor Geman aera ther ater ae ay ted oy fee, (00 motes), above te ied AS a Tor trl, tine 1983, when e tured to hr. Inari af war anardéd 3 OF for work nthe Me tours of eperatonl fying inthe Western Desere This ofeer son extremely effin Mahe command fee equities i hea ond onthe gas vest ohexcllen example Be hs dest Oyed ee oomy ora ait? Opera Cometstn Ont ar 2 ty itr etna asec ce, Hes 57 Sendron bse a ivstane Sip, neat Da ‘ne. naps Suaron ener ble appt hn Shel cana ot ig pe he ut ‘Sperateatsnng tn at Panes, RSM, ye Sp Toca SOW, where fe Rew jane ep tis discharge and retumed {0 farming, He took up te Samate i with his own pope. x Wyndham Watson yates in 28, Ip November 1940 x poli fr, an was ante, 3h was to ldo be ecepen for pt ang, Rx ‘th asthe th tober 191 whe fat Ne wae am n 508 uring the mace examin We mar Sfopatete, mda examine Hivog cnpleted hie base Wang at No.2 in ex! NSW, on Feouay a then wane toh. Sn Tap: Wen ex vv at Mo. 452 Sg he tok oer 488 Sanh raf Sore tho tha been ded Oye (pace nf ok Elen ot Mott At 1 Te ica nthe backround Cive Coldwell: 3684 Flght Season ex Wyndham Wotan cst onthe cockpit sl of hs Sle VG S218, XX, a Livingstone St, aD Inch 10 ow her aap oer France wih ha 457 Square, ere te ut Feure |‘fer Jie Wo. 492 San, Rex ook oer ABB 504, QPR, a Me arr. twas exorned wih Ms iny Cihet” Ar be i 8 rien este here dering raeanceSepnan in te Aut Freeper ered ast hs nated ew ot wi davai te etc of Rah sed ere ah eet iui enemnaneraa! ihc e ages a ieeehent nutes igehan acuta Wipes Gatien ee Ge ebign cea d eles Ctl scree a rae wrote ate erat ASSN wer orga ome eaas cee Seay ete ier eet He coats ie er Schuse bit mis alee wera itso ity ceed Hae ea ee an ert screener at rt a ieee ee aes eee Poeeaetakemnae seaaecarn Tetra nent Saree aa SSS eee Eee vigcome ieeantiane Bret nimccmuer tt ae Siar ratte venta ce Deg oitaniurmen ton A ee meal NS Stearic poms Saeewatwtnateeen esctape amrertacrae wee EES beritenmartes Sakina ee ec ae as oie ates nett Facey orate nace ema Ser, mae ras See cence ees Perey waremcete ces See ie eter eee ine eee mela oe testa Satine hme weed Reee einai bees oe eel etytett tertat Pheiteciarea har saereat Sboaedintcctlsratatatse aia etsag toc et no i Tne en ToT ars a ‘(9,000 metre) plus and vectored towards the i Sno cai seer Meaty his engine was performing badly and hve had trouble Serer atir te tere cent Seat doer amen amma Steen er acatae eee rma te Soeias eon men Side ot ha No.2 nve 2 ob Gregory ad ben table to heap tb. Hower anther pt ad sated ‘henge ole Rod Ss clsed om ‘deat arora apt ring nt an crn nthe “epmctne blowup on the erat burt fares ‘he areaftdohenyotea se plummeted dom. ‘hel wes ovared es al share each pe Fig Orfcer in owen nd rere wh 457 Sudron unt nary 194, whan he was pos oN 2 ‘peratonal ating Ul, a Wray tran ‘Moyes pated gin, stn to No. 6 Operation Al tatng Unt an eetran Wenn an Spe fre in sua 8, he atende a corse rane, He then joed Ne 452 souadion based at Marea In dort 186, and sect ater as promoted to Fgh tratenant He took ver S804 GN, revaly ‘tow by Des Crack, sn had sty Chet the wiwsten- Me Ne peratans fa Nort and Beipapan, Bore, Seah hurt yard fede red fo eur to Arla or opt i hh “pemoy aet,tnn, 9, r perme Sh tee other, 5 Sua ls ff 8 ty grey Ee nF oc rey wo sa oh Eee‘ipertence ne aca before N17 moved Desmond John Cormack DFC tet South Asai. ape te ao he AE thay tage Beenie in Otte 1940, under he ‘Tiger Moths a Ho. 3 Elementary Fig Taining Schock, TP Esendon inher, Weta, From there Ne went ta No? Sence Ping Tang ht, t Vis Fetpadimes on 29 ay 1941 a Sergeant Plot Shorty after, he embed for he Mc asta lng torn Septeer oa. ewes ely atiched (oho 40 Squsron Re Deore eine pated 1.71 Operating Unt, at kmai Thee {Sie fe Car Fman saiy Pa (Ge uae ute of other Astaire ¢ No 230, Savacron RAF Der few hie et apratien on 9 aruany, roi ims or ys a then treba t Port Saad De sa Ue Seeger Deana Jab Cormack sated on be wi of &'hb Boy Squaw Rar maw ray 1842, Bet felt ed te squat eno fo ema ith {year ng some 93 operand ete ad Sin ‘capried vitro rected vee domaae Top: 458516 was Des Crmact's craft, nth sh, tenon 30 December 1944, being flown by FL yt Stan Gnpton woo of te 42 Sundon pls tached a No. 12 squon Cg soe pert sire eatat tsay Shr e i hte cee 6 Amen in ERE. On ly tencaeeamat ree ‘es enioyed further success, with two JU 87 dam ee oe Se ae i ee ros oy oe {sre tae” Re retard nA of ta rs roomie oe ta ‘Seng weer on ters ba De ok sarap 11 Seen h was ge etn Saude smd fou 10m, op uno tot 2a feet Stunned oo Come otk fom bd a Comte ‘ack As he competed is tun to ple hime ack eee ane eee ‘rafts ein eu wee eth ‘tothe oan tr ate et Ciena ay Sdn wander Mpacs ine ca iat, sn vn Sha ac tects su aiean sre i oe toner re 2.20 tei of 2 Ocbr192, nae an 1 ie four wet ar Se the Dee ior had nthe nd the Stk tpt tk pr nary or ec ‘Ste er ae et ree at ‘ray nonce Fanny 1, ean Foray 1944, the RANE aly cau up th oman Soar nes Scruera ne ear e CSE Spt ant! tact Se aS aac Ser rag eerie Ree scat ee Tetained the code QY-T In recognition of his record, SARL Oe Cota ad Etiam {was damaged by enemy fre ad Sent for rept in as REG cometh atts oie hoes Rate i ages horn try en de aeSg aed on at of raya nes int ating te arr to cartwheel crn fe fest Cay ae a toe feng eth Cae mnt arr ie sto ety a a meee INGA Squaton tk onthe Ateneo, 750 ton a fest St te! Senor lel eet i ewes shng atone bry ant to Ine aster and ataced fom the eae vin wa bike out an ented to trang. The wos scamolted st a eat tee'Nig Talay Schos, Carbone. He watuated although sow sping fon, he cou yeni |asa Sergeant Pot In Aprit 1941, 7 ‘5 demaged On that dy, Call lames fve Stk, In ne, he was posted to the Middle East where Write two, and Cable sia a te oe" a te he 9a Streetmap Senterdemnee mca tos ‘wer an AF unt eieiee a rumber of notable Seb Fs Pe ge Pil i i {iv Yon and Woe an ale icles cach NO, 50 Sudo, Naor tod st 3 ented, Deer, Caldwell was tac weve no, Probable and | canses it ieee, CESS plot hte hmercan fap Unt Nos 283 Woe {tetra win dowel ate OF, Fah Commoner of 8 et pores wth Me Commanding Offer Sanaton lade ce Neon, ent ond igh Commande ofA lah, Fight Letenan Tea Fe Et ingrnt of WE Ger KSAte endo. ar, he fh aka tone en Sipermari's roger Se ene Bt aan ot le Arla were pt ety so cul employ Se Jaury, aman tem Cases 4-09. 1's Sen bere, pared tatey, Cheese, satiate tsar on oth ‘ASE, ZF a wre ory fer te satan eral a Febraany 1965, Teaco sl caries gal Sra sar mutha ed proper sie a e cg he spot o Fin of ‘er serve aan utr, and corte inn tote eter cure hear a Seed ei ee wet Se den Sts Yb Sey (eto over conmand of the aN He Rew many mists with No. 457 Squad 45808 tae ci aly | umn 194. a ow eid. try fasome shark moth and Sty ve Sn ‘er and ear fase bad ed By ho. 97 Sandon that teat. eda wm some esatehe caer ney apt popketancklaea w pe ey ~~ Ath outbreak of Wold Wr, Gar was 2 Ser fo orn seta paras Ermandorin he net Tomes No.5 Son Sri of Jette Gua, en a ae ‘he Dain are, apne ars had og cee iach to No 8 Sern fo sme combst exert : ce, Gls ws prveged to fy 8 Ns rumba vo. Sing Comma to ay on an afer paraton 0 (ser fst ho 2 “Laing Cater” parted on He brevet the bach dog fom lap on our backs . oa ne - we loon Pa A 7 360 mies, (00 Hlometres tote north of Oa Bee beeen ieee ee hrenrrn in omens ser ccente gremeans (n 5 September 1944, ten Spite rm No. ‘gir Wing, accompanied by 2825 Mth fo" ny ional caae si, Sae BEST oie Stet he ee ed the sei ston of No. 9 regia ae 858379 ro Lender Eres Derek Closer DF fst ated pilot te anata at wns ladon ar 17 Novae SRLS GPRS S EO oe mis 90 tte Kania ts Top: rok Goer sASE-79, 7-2 ot Straus Mi, th of Darwin in September 946. ASE79 ha een stipe by tweive Sptives rom he. Se Suan SA Cats 2s eames bere te sqsron move rh inne operated fra aber of nsf Rout Meal ha wou company ther laa nasty ASE 81 been coe lon rena sit nay 9 Cor do as Ne os Di nt ea eso ce te ee ink Uienant feteame sight Sun Frenam. The Squcron Commander sfrsched the an near sca id uceved leather than afiipro a February 1945, the Conerancing Ofer of No 548 rn, unr Ladera Sampled fe fut reheat the Spies. A th en lhe wa, ss 8 ard 1 Sun fd wo arnt 8 permanent commaon at» ahrace's ASE, ZPM, wos the fist rat tobe pated the new Gey Muse dark xcbmeadoted by No. 457 sete doried abut te slcon of th code etter W far Merah ed and ror ee, “anh steric eee White with Bleck 2c nd rae at oped for afer Elie ea Sa eee with tetion tr Morey: Now tas kings ‘te! na reece ihre Pt hyn In propraton fora move a ebay, on he Eastern {bt New Guten The hls expected pase a {capture fort Heresy The sapanexe ere aware he presence af. 75 an, 7 Sinan ti te By and ied rly them wy aruba oa ‘Stags Tan on 28 aug, ey uch ang ope ere lire By 0 ee aa Broce marin the ck on ath herbs a Fala om ith 7 Saat, te was ary 198 He wae an nse on Hyak inter da cause onthe Site. nis he Dome fete gh Luton. ater complet 2 Stat a. ie hrm Fen rooted Sgn en eh ‘ver commando Na, "87 Sandon rom Savon {or the ptr no ie he mary erent somes demons pied onthe caer seat Fe aproached Ne gt cormanars oy ad come {ted ths would be a appopeate mang forthe salar ad Be eben on ty Eamoanied Group Canta Cadel an two other Sot fete Cake nthe Pipes heater were {eka pre ea program wee they wou be fawn Some nue captured Japanese aerate When ‘ey rete atthe end of ap Be wn Rpg his fr Tipe 5 that hae ben estar of Sn conan byte RAAF chanics wh ad occas ‘ed te Spe teased gute a rand many af the Dat wanted 0 1 10 ne, Aled forces landed on the fant faba. By the en ofthe dy the sup hed bean Soe time, but after four days the few tye ‘rere Sle lant On 1 sn, on eg twee 11 No. 487 Squadron's sptives fo Labuan. The Sip Seti par cnn. and wa ft poe, ‘She of the poms condos he fad opened ft |eae gem sean muah cs, ate hd he er fle bande pment scared nay 84) who hon wos detached to Ne- anata enemy Ya reat Moisi wes ea Fes sem squasron a Ms andak te Pak sr france ed Seto, casting fF Sergeants Eun at Mcinan ote meer cost Scot an ary and Noman Tal aacea a foods ah ithe fe mas gen tw days ntncton neck seth of rae, oxy vig to SOD fet an fing Ieningseciigars, ne obnc of te cxerese was to atte acai. The ae ersten seat ‘seit arma squcronteve RA photewoua se able steam, They then ata atten 8 statlosly {Seperate Seates tam foal Nay scat errs ta and to nase emi ge coud of ear Norm was then flo out to RMS Argus where he com> atachad 8 rd gdh tr reeling trough © ck plete two succes Steet ana. tg be plot ceivered head-on ata on he ao. i eel maybe weet, TRI yr a orma +t Turnbull oe ee Moles Semen seam. Sey war tac fa erin. A then one th sadn ere they mere subject tere i akan a i Norman Tunbl,o J0 a i sancon mates nese Seeger hy wet ee pose febaed meray nme he, ooo ELI mecmonemcetate eases sere pr or ons oe sr omen ge en Falowng the delaras of war he spted or ety ‘mo hy of neon thn nau Wace tamer ot 2 emery yng Wa ‘a en ere, tre he rote ungron hs nooress wining Wi Worth Serve hing ang San Norm, nwa fly sig Sergeant Plt, was post ets th Une Kegan on coelation of een faring mo. Operational rig Un, based aster then comeeed ote SktWe Nom a Une wth over Ed Satire fury i nook Ai flr nit pos st. 82 Suron fe ed Efe ia (Coty Ke, Sunon at Wesampnet, en down Nr wot he time Of ae Maia te Canta, me See Flom {yng elephant on trocar Note the Black pin whee they ware to provi her coe forthe Royal {eli ered the otis de of the age etter” Navy any camoy pats, 1:88 517, UP pared wit the croft of “Fah ot Moral ney Api 195, Aen, is of wear are ‘iene Pat un erie cy wernt hee Bn opr rt then he npn was ea rr ps arte up wr roundel Rae been reed a hoi rely te ea having tov pnd with he.ee wih Fin Ofer aus Edvard tft, and Fgh Lieatnant Ln Rel DF, a Rh, pose fon of ASB The rose of tree onthe operation ence area ready aipren i wel a having een ‘roded fram tbe empenage, the Wee pnt ate ni lease weer has aes becore bay epee wor, ‘Stoning secon he ogbl RAF Yon ean eae pt to show Sveup an he ater pao te wins Nor crac abroad grin forthe camera, Noticeable in th photo are te black pn srnng rend te cde {teh ad cing te coe eters, dh sha by tema een whe ne ft on masta his pertions (am Exeter ar Red St Geen i ew ye on a ee (On 18 September te squdin moved to church ‘tarton instr Ena ere they re-epped sith the Sore Norms ne’ arte was 0 fo WC, Sn eto tact up to 350 fet 2 September. He spy noted nis top Book, Masri ape atr he nas ate at a been erated» Carmen wih the fn Pt Dicer one sepombe Le was Bod ‘On 9 Hoven, 40 let Nam dn. The ergoe cough re sot ater tie at ae lah he an: See to exingi the tres, Pees tl oe ty (fet enes erergerey ig at ete. Te fered accel svn he ase oh Mog teaser Wing Commsner 0. sro, to acd Tarball ook, “A god forced ang car "i ut unr hare Condon Nor’ tur was oe He nad accumulate soe 300 aun the spt, neat WO hare tens’ on ‘rato, In vemser he tard or Amirali {Erapotr leave he wae pore nhac Bett opal sng Una hrs were te pot inst ine rutin Wrranaye ae he i are: fresher core Spits, erg checked ob PgR UiStennt rue Watson Fam there he wat posed teal 1 crf pt ep tort Mores New ulna ere ne ot New ey repaid ke nd Ini June 1944, he one No, 79 Squadron based ‘el vay rm the res then abd est of thang [Spt of paces evoy pte wt theo ‘Site many ort Uber hat hoa {ene on Howser pene barra ofa ey SSP Saiason Rabe or ons tt an, ‘es Noms conment Te mas’ Spite Va ‘Sat ere now exerted andthe hers ware ‘octet alto the carl do fe wap Ven wore cae tough tat hey were to tur 0 ‘rato reequpwinsktreW areat he pts ‘Ove the dye, fom 305 Decenber Nar few 230°, Ups tom homers to Obey. ner bane, ‘Queena ines Tora toa ight tine stout fhitcen tts, arm asad fo Br back hh to again an ee tees of he clapped ou Sere Az, Op beret, ne mae fie 9S ‘he Vl ASE Str Naim ied te new Spe, aes More tothe Spite bh a owt Fitcommen, "Soo tot back Ina arto” rote, ale go Us ue f Obl pipe tn nok ht te ey tom pc 06317, UP bck {hw me to Noro avg tere on 9 arch Norm ow hire operat a palo 15 ach Troughout Nar al Ap, hese ws Hep bury wh pte, amed racaegissne ardranbie. Byki nyt ect ad een te th the lea dened unr higtamb a a re (Ss boning strse Ae vecroad ings etfs Segoe tf one Ror imte ase br hates Wm itches in Ue inte enn Rew see 37 paraional fis, {alg se 73 coral hr ieee te cae rae i aera aaa rete te Go om aay ea ee wy ed _ Sa ou Sevens aerate eet Eommenomnsniae Sram vmerenr core iene eee ie eet ‘Worn Tarot et aust 948 when he become eae neater a ieee eS tale renee eee dare etentirgeereneer See eowe aeons wet at aeraSeen ane et Ing fete wont to the Spite sundons nasa orth in int 18) and 344 They not ae to see Cabanas wee ron aed yds ao te ach ba ye 9 feta a oye a He competed ial Tr th eho! Kingaroy, crn ad wes {Gnne nce ew South Wes, whee Ren Tg Ite: From three went N's Serve Tana Varo Het edo hf Operant fhe lec was pasted ta, 282 Sundanese Sas Sp sme 3 pes Het), So f Darin. The Sauron role waste a dcerce the area ut, det acco apne acy ere sr nt athe sunen pt perk on to arc ewe thre wae a rego of the i Wet ane na ae cen. Ila lar Conmand nies bat No. #52 Sq: fen anna 45) Squaron tae they wee to be pre. rer dtp urwin woud be tale ver By KU nsf No. 6 Sunra, which wal fect em Hea spn fr sete Sear Leads once, and re tah ut he nie, eng aga Sitios ey co St pcg nb (igre, o aie Sap rew fa sere the pres on te one Aig The Cs proceeded acpi officer Peter suilock perced onthe leading ee of Ws brand em S811, QP, es Sot, south of Barwin, in sul 14 Peter war one of tore pots who enlisted nthe RAAF rd wer end No. 482 Strona ss peat posting eihetrage alee Saat ee Eon ims meecramene ie Len emarete SRST ee Be le oe Sates amma Seine eden Seong Fisted cevteteetrmtS' Fis ets te ete LESS nae Sea eae arene Wn i sac We ua SS. Se moe Hae acy, San ema ih le ee Lee tect ate sr see i iattht sates ott heey Seige poesia irae Tee td ee td of ‘fe crite or aha (arcane, (On 2 gust 1944, ght Lenane Jones was 2 spa eye et ight we weaing 3“ Shots insted of the revere. During the fest Tah, ‘on Ns Spud ka ade ad and ‘Sonn the nwa at arte fast speed ai, when he “nthe eps" afk nde wun tomo the SSX terar pun the maf ound ode ak ‘he rt; danagn the acg pet an pr wn et" penta weak 2 No 9p and Stage Unt. ‘ie ther magen brings cars back pod Fes ic up weer te patina ad en auch 2 aye aren le rg the me. 4 Recap pata he gre sector fie were creed near eared a a 148 Feteve Pos hos Sgn as the pecs tf receing brandnew Spies at el ve 7 aed Fey Sumron Newt promoted to Fight Us OS hi ofrecer swabed strat an then ‘ray aitleren typ, bd the maori of hi ying was Inphtees ani ne the newly re tang. fee hn ao Sand barn. Orton {hat wes wasted effort Stnging Oe ‘ica back lowed to rot Gey Ganesan el reat Ire been se apn to estoy he oro a eter was eventually charged fo th RAAF ard retuned to ane nay 946 He od at sen Cmbet po feceed ay decorations but, Ms Om verde taese Ete tree shove them, cosand tends tamed {Spain hel abo 80 feet, 250 mete), blo nd bend the ‘Deas He sari cng ona {he ray aerate ich hon oped ust of er sgn om: These bust of eS and ne po 50 fet (150 mates hi co th ager aed ot ae the uta. The ia feito asta dve wth feu enges nein, Mealsnpusoeé down and ‘ee inte ts bly a starboard wang. The sod Weg ke aay an he “bina rt no Rees. Traced ta the tn about 3 ee 18 lore) torthof brates. is was the As hl by «Site Vi the South wet ci ete es tapas a No, 80 Feber Wing conseneed its moe to Mao talin December tne Rt nt to rece wos No. 2 Squadron, hich arved onthe and on 20 ‘spb, the nd, he gatos seat wre Japanese ght ride were tla ance and plan was sel up forthe Spires to ty to muscle, 1S we Ste hd mora weal tse cork ation betwen the sewenighs the nt arerat gn Sn th pres, Te plan wart ho. Sued ould rain two erat standing palit oer ed: when rier ws lhe up by We aac, ‘he antatcraft pn tad ecto to eat he fromy scat ul reached 9 pont may vee Seats A tat pt ey oud cee ng [hte Spires meld be fe aah Nene $i ths "eath Rane” system dot aay wor Se lamedsametines the sacl fae Cod the eneny seat te antrarest guns ed at UMything tha hd wigs anon tet ares, he ‘Sarnia te pees and te aa. 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