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Reference is made to the war in the Pacific and naval victory in the Solomon Islands a year after the United States’ entry into the war. It explains the reasoning behind it and Japan’s weakened state with significant losses to its ships and aircraft.…

Churchill compares Australians’ resolve in facing Japanese to that of the British in the Battle of Britain. American reinforcements and General MacArthur named as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Australia. Australian Prime Minister, Mr Curtin,…

Five Group Newsletter, number 36, July 1945. Includes a foreword by the Air Officer Commanding, and articles on training, signals, navigation, radar navigation, air bombing, gunnery, tactics, Japanese fighter control, air crew safety, accidents,…

Two photographs captioned 'Hickam Field, Pearl Harbour is next door'. Photograph of island from the air captioned 'Good bye Honolulu 2 July '56'. Page annotated 19 Jan '57, 5 a/c of 206 flew west to the Azores, Bermuda, across the States to San…

The leaflet addresses the Battle for Australia against the Japanese with General MacArthur’s appointment as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Australia and the Southwest Pacific. The Australian Prime Minister, John Curtin, announces successful…