Title:   Darwin Spitfires the Real Battle for Australia
Author:   Cooper Anthony
Publisher:   UNSW Press NewSouth
Binding:   Paperback
Edition:   2011
APN:   9781742232270 or ISBN(1742232272)
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In 1943, a small band of inexperienced Australian and British fighter pilots fought an ongoing air battle in defense of north-western Australia, flying against a formidably skilled and proficient opponent. The air raids on Darwin during 1942-43 constituted the only sustained and intensive direct assault on Australian mainland territory in the whole of World War Two and yet, surprisingly, most Australians have no idea that it ever happened. Following the RAAFs Number 1 Fighter Wing, Darwin Spitfires tells this little-known story, and in so doing, recovers this important aspect of Australian history.