Whispering Death
Autor Patricia Skehanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 iul 2026
Several years ago former World War II Beaufighter pilot Warrant Officer Lerryn Mutton O.A.M. arrived on the doorstep of history writer Patricia Skehan armed with twenty boxes of official documents and photographs and asked her to write his wartime story.
She was intrigued. The Beaufighter aircraft was unique, its silent motors earning it the nickname Whispering Death. She turned on her tape recorder.
After that point she recorded dramatic memories of Mutton, his navigators and ground crew, and of other 93 Attack Squadron members, with their unique association in Sandakan and Borneo war operations. Copies of the unofficial squadron diaries, plus diaries from two other squadron flyers, tell a remarkable story of the Green Ghosts, as the 93 squadron is known.
Whispering Death follows the squadron's formation in Narromine NSW and training in Kingaroy, Queensland. Each of the main crew has a unique story to tell of how and why they volunteered to enlist, and each has their own chapter of diverse memories, their goal to stay alive.
Meanwhile the Beaufighters were being built in Australia, making the start of our major aviation history.
We also follow a group of women who are formed as the WAAAF and worked as codebreakers, helping Allied forces to victory in the Coral Sea and Midway battles.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780733654732
ISBN-10: 0733654738
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Hachette Australia
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0733654738
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Hachette Australia
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom