Dear Letters Bomber Command by Meredith Mcfadden (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8 1/4" x 5 7/8", iii, 234 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. Bill McFadden enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940 and in the six years away, wrote copious letters home to his family in Queensland, They were kept and returned to him. 'Dear Everybody' reveals what he did, where he went, and how he felt about the circumstances in which he found himself in World War II. Soft covers, fine - virtually as new.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. Signed by Author(s).

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, 235pp. Light wear to card edges/corners; a near fine copy. Bill McFadden enlisted in the RAAF in 1940 and was trained as a pilot at Narromine with further training at Canada on the way to Britain. In the six years he was away he wrote copious letters to his family in Queensland. This book, through his letters, reveals what he did, where he went, and how he felt about the circumstances in which he he found himself. As a RAAF student pilot, McFadden was awarded his wings in May 1941 at No. 4 Service Flying Training School, Saskatoon, Canada, under the Empire Training Scheme (EATS). Later promoted to the rank of Flight Sergeant, McFadden flew with 458 and 460 Squadrons during the Second World War. Whilst serving with No. 69 Squadron RAF, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) on 25 February 1943 for flying many operational sorties over the Mediterranean sea, including a successful torpedo attack on an enemy merchant ship in the face of heavy opposing fire from its escorting destroyer. After fulfilling several appointments in RAAF Headquarters Branches, Flight Lieutenant McFadden returned to Australia and was discharged on 18 September 1946.