Pentland, Alexander A.N. D.; Schaedel, Charles

AUSTRALIAN AIR ACE: The exploits of 'Jerry' Pentland, MC, DFC, AFC.

Pp. 160(last blank), 16 plates; demy 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper; Rigby, Adelaide, 1979. First edition. *Biography of one of the best-known names in Australian aviation. Pentland's career began on the Western Front in the First World War, when he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps after serving with the Light Horse on Gallipoli. He was an RAAF Squadron Leader during the Second World War, commanding rescue and communication units in the Southwest Pacific. Before, during and after the Second World War he flew in New Guinea. Item #179133

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