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History

Fight that helped turn tide

The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first engagement between carrier forces, provided the first setback for the Japanese during World War II, as WGCDR Geoff Willans recounts.

Black beauties

DOCUMENTARY makers Jeremy Linton-Mann and Alex Bonazzi are Cat lovers.
In October 2000, they set about documenting the history of the Catalina flying boats, their pilots and aircrew that served Australia during World War II after they discovered that no documentary had been produced on the subject.


Beaufort’s comeback

TO commemorate the restoration of A9-557 – the only complete Beaufort bomber aircraft in existence – more than 250 ex-Beaufort squadron members reunited at the Australian War Memorial on March 28.

 

 

 

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