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Flight Command: From the Farm to the Frontline by Air Commodore John Oddie (Paperback, 2014)
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Flight Command is the story of a farm boy who managed to carve an international career in the military that included service in two wars. Sadly, this honour also involved the heartbreaking duty of informing families of the deaths of their husbands and sons in Afghanistan and overseeing departure ceremonies for the fallen soldiers.
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As a farm boy in western Victoria, John Oddie would watch RAAF jets pass overhead as he ploughed hay fields, wondering what it would be like to fly such a machine. Thirty-five years later - having flown Hueys, Chinooks, Hercules, jets and C-17s in a range of operations - John had risen to the rank of Air Commodore. John's appointment as deputy commander of Aussie forces in the Middle East capped a remarkable career of service to Australia. Sadly, this honour also involved the heartbreaking duty of informing families of the deaths of their husbands and sons in Afghanistan and overseeing departure ceremonies for the fallen soldiers. As well as covering the war in Afghanistan, Flight Command provides an insider's account of being a combat pilot in the first Gulf War, a commander supporting peace in Bougainville and security in Cambodia and the often harrowing experience of being a first-response commander dealing with the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami in Indonesia. By turns heart-warming and poignant, Flight Command is the story of a farm boy who managed to carve an international career in the military that included service in two wars.Product Identifiers
PublisherAllen & Unwin
ISBN-139781743319819
eBay Product ID (ePID)208789444
Product Key Features
Publication NameFlight Command: from the Farm to the Frontline
SubjectGovernment
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorAir Commodore John Oddie
Number of Pages336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight477 g
Item Width152 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
Title_AuthorAir Commodore John Oddie
GenreBiographies & True Stories
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- 05 Mar, 2020
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I was expecting the book to be in much better condition. The pages are yellowed and the corner cover has a bend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
