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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. AN ILLUSTRATED AMALGAM OF THE OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL HISTORY OF NO. 13 SQUADRON R.A.A.F.DURING ITS WARTIME EXISTANCE FROM 1940 TO 1946. PLUS A BRIEF HISTORY OF NO.13 [CITY OF DARWIN] ACTIVE RESERVE SQUADRON, NEWLY RE-FORMED IN DARWIN IN 1989.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 157pp + appendices, bw ills, endpaper maps. Pictorial card. Some foxing to page edges, otherwise excellent. SIGNED and dated at Richmond Air Show by the author on title page. "An illustrated amalgum of the official and unofficial istory of No. 13 Squadron RAAF during its wartime existence from 1940-1946 and A brief history of No. 13 (City of Darwin) Ative Reserve Squadron, newly re-formed in Darwin in 19789.' Size: Small 4to. Signed by the Author.…

8vo. pp. 158, appendix with black & white illustrations, endpaper maps.Very good pictorial softcover. History of the 13 Squadron RAAF, which also includes a brief history of the 13 City of Darwin Reserve Squadron reformed in 1989., In WW II, the Squadron was formed in Darwin in June 1940 with a detachment stationed at Ambon in 1941.…

179 pp, large octavo, b&w photographic plates and illustrations, line drawings, fine copy in illustrated, limp wrappers. Signed by author.

Softcovers,24.5x17cm,158 pages, map endpapers, illustrated in black and white, 7 appendices, signed by the author.Light general wear. Scarce RAAF unit history. The No. 13 (City of Darwin) Squadron, of the Royal Australian Air Force was formed in Darwin on June 1st, 1940. They performed weekly patrols of Australia's northern coastline until their detachment to the Pacific theatre on December 7th, 1941. The unit survived the Japanese raids on Darwin. Following their move to Hughes airfield, No. 13 Squadron aircraft harassed Japanese positions on Timor and made reconnaissance, photography, and search flights. On April 19th, 1943, they flew two different types of aircraft: the Beaufort and Ventura. In mid-1944, they began anti-submarine operations and escort duties for the remainder of the year. In early 1945 squadron aircraft took part in combined attacks on enemy-held islands, destroying many Japanese vessels around the coast of Sumbawa. The No. 13 Squadron was disbanded in 1946.…