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RAAF Black Cats: The secret history of the covert Catalina mine-laying operations to cripple Japan's war machine by Robert Cleworth, John Suter Linton (Paperback, 2019)

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RAAF Black Cats chronicles a little-known, yet crucial and courageous chapter in Australia's war history. He was proved right. ISBN 9781760633066.

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In March 1945 Reg Cleworth, a navigator on PBY Catalina seaplanes flying out of Darwin, went missing in action. No details were ever given about the incident that took his life, nor the reason his plane went down. For Reg's younger brother, Robert, the news came as a fulfilling prophecy. The last time they saw each other, Reg confided in Robert, 'I don't think I'm coming back'. Forty years later Robert decided to investigate what happened to his brother. What he uncovered was an extraordinary story of a covert Australian airborne mine-laying operation in cooperation with the US Seventh Fleet to disrupt the Japanese supply routes. One of the riskier and more dangerous RAAF undertakings of the Pacific War, secrecy restrictions were imposed on everyone involved. They were never formally lifted. Had it not been for a chance meeting that allowed Robert access to previously unopened files in the US national archives, this remarkable story may never have been untold. What he unearthed revealed the sacrifice and achievements of the RAAF Catalina crews and the vital role they played in MacArthur's strategic plan for the south-west Pacific. Absorbing, compelling and powerfully told, RAAF Black Cats is an important addition to our understanding of Australia's role in the Pacific War.

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Publisher
Allen & Unwin
ISBN-13
9781760633066
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Author
Robert Cleworth, John Suter Linton
Publication Name
RAAF Black Cats: The secret history of the covert Catalina mine-laying operations to cripple Japan's war machine
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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234mm
Item Width
153mm
Item Weight
420g

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John Suter Linton, Robert Cleworth
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia

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