Wings of Destiny

Charles Page

A life and times biography of Wing Commander Charles Learmonth, DFC and Bar which takes us beyond Kokoda, and into the skies over New Guinea. Here is an insight into the tactical and strategic support that the RAAF provided to the Australian troops. A famous pilot, Learmonth flew twin engine Boston attack bombers with No. 22 Squadron. Before his untimely death in 1944, he was involved in the air search for HMAS Sydney, the air war in New Guinea and the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Soft cover, photographs, 416 pages.