Item #122656 The Royal Australian Air Force in South Australia during WW2. Peter INGMAN.

The Royal Australian Air Force in South Australia during WW2

Kent Town, Avonmore Books, 2018.

Quarto, 94 pages with numerous illustrations.

Colour pictorial card covers; a fine copy.

Adelaide, Gawler, Mallala, Mount Gambier, Parafield, Port Pirie, Victor Harbor. 'At the start of the Second World War there was no permanent RAAF presence in South Australia, but within just two years there were several facilities housing thousands of personnel and hundreds of aircraft. The bulk of this hurried expansion involved Empire Air Training Scheme facilities and saw some 23,000 South Australians serve locally with the RAAF' (rear cover blurb).

Item #122656

Price (AUD): $50.00

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