Flying Boats My Father's War in the

Based on the logbooks of a pilot in the Mediterranean during World War II, this book is an exciting blend of war history and personal memoir that focuses on the pilots of the Sunderland flying boat T9046 during 1941a year of intense military conflict that included many setbacks for the British and Commonwealth forces in the region. The logbooks cover a 30-year career and include the years leading up to World War II through to later flights in Australia, Tahiti, and the surrounding islands of French Polynesia.

Alex Frame is a freelance writer and researcher. He is the author of Grey & Iwikau: A Journey into Custom Kerei Raua Ko Iwikau: Te Haerenga Me Nga Tikanga and Salmond: Southern Jurist.

Introduction	p. 7
Other Drums	p. 13
Oamaru Origins	p. 26
Flying Boats into War	p. 43
T9046 goes to the Mediterranean	p. 66
Greece - Getting in and Getting out	p. 85
The Americans Are Coming?	p. 106
Comrades in Arms	p. 129
Despair in Crete	p. 143
Farewell to T9046	p. 163
Notes	p. 178
List of Abbreviations	p. 194
Bibliography	p. 195
Acknowledgements	p. 200
Index	p. 202
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Flying Boats My Father's War in the Mediterranean

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