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South Pacific Air War Volume 1 - The Fall of Rabaul December 1941 - March 1942 (Paperback)
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South Pacific Air War Volume 1 - The Fall of Rabaul December 1941 - March 1942 (Paperback)
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This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from
December 1941 until March 1942, durign which air operations by both
sides became a daily occurrence. As Imperial Japanese Navy flying
boats and land-based bombers penetrated over vast distances, a few
under-strength squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force put up a
spirited fight. However it was the supreme power of aircraft
carriers that had the biggest impact. Four Japanese fleet carriers
facilitated the capture of Rabaul over a devastating four-day
period in January 1942. The following month, the USS Lexington's
fighter squadron VF-3 scored one of the most one-sided victories of
the entire Pacific War. By March 1942 the Japanese had landed on
mainland New Guinea, and the scene was set for a race to control
Port Moresby. This is the full story of both sides of an air war
that could have been won by either incumbent, but for timing,
crucial decisions and luck.
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