Australia at War by Peter Dunn.

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“WWII Historians have stated that the "Australia @ War" web site is a better source for covering WWII Military activities on the Home Front than the Official Histories.”




www.ozatwar.com (https://www.bing.com/search?q=www.ozatwar.com&form=ANNTH1&refig=a001312c44504ed286c410c447dd0f54) - Bing

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"Swamp Ghost", US bomber that flew with the' Kangaroo Squadron ' , 435th bomber Sqdn. of the 19th bomb group. They flew from Hawaii to Qld, with some of this squadron being the aircraft that radar operators mistook the Japanese carrier aircraft for, on the 7th December. Now at the Pacific Aviation museum, Pearl Harbour.

Swamp Ghost Update - Part 1 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9v6g2v7Fus&t=122s)


Part 2;

Swamp Ghost Update - Part 2 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52zIM-6r_UM)

Part 3;

Swamp Ghost Update - Part 3 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHFwyHk4vhE)

Part 4 ;

Swamp Ghost Update - Part 4 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jCLWZrQfes)

Part 5;

Swamp Ghost Update - Part 5 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6rTcQT6nXQ)

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The US 19th Bomb group , Australia, 1942.;

From ozatwar.com. EDIT click on the 435th to get the story of the B17's that arrived at Pearl harbour almost the same time as the Japanese.

19th Bomb Group, USAAF in Australia during WW2 (ozatwar.com) (https://www.ozatwar.com/19thbg.htm)

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The 435th, the Kangaroo Squadron, in Australia during WW2. Including a photo of the B17 that crash landed at Decker Park, Sandgate.

435th The "Kangaroo Squadron", 19th Bomb Group - USAAF (ozatwar.com) (https://www.ozatwar.com/usaaf/435th.htm)


The 435th bombs Aussie ships.

Seven Ships of the Allied Task Force bombed in the Coral Sea by American B-17 Bombers on 7 May 1942 (ozatwar.com) (https://www.ozatwar.com/friendlyfire/coral01.htm)