Truscott: The Diary of Australia's Secret Wartime Kimberley Airbase
- ISBN-10
- 0646041045
- ISBN-13
- 9780646041049
- Category
- Air bases
- Pages
- 303
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-01
- Authors
- John Beasy, Carol Beasy
Description
A full account of the secret Western Australian air base and the raids that left from there to attack Japanese locations in Dutch East Indies and elsewhere. Written in a diary form, the book traces the building of the base, the flying operations and what is left to see today.
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