2013, ISBN: 9781742233574

Air Disaster Canberra: Hardback: NewSouth Publishing: 9781742233574: 01 Apr 2013: Telling an engrossing and dramatic tale of a little-known aspect of Australia's political history, this b… Mehr…

Air Disaster Canberra: Hardback: NewSouth Publishing: 9781742233574: 01 Apr 2013: Telling an engrossing and dramatic tale of a little-known aspect of Australia's political history, this book investigates the details of the August 1940 crash of a Hudson bomber?the A16-97?that killed three Australian cabinet ministers. The plane crashed into a ridge near Canberra and, in the ghastly inferno, the nation lost its key war leaders. Over the next 12 months, it became clear that the passing of. Telling an engrossing and dramatic tale of a little-known aspect of Australia's political history, this book investigates the details of the August 1940 crash of a Hudson bomber?the A16-97?that killed three Australian cabinet ministers. The plane crashed into a ridge near Canberra and, in the ghastly inferno, the nation lost its key war leaders. Over the next 12 months, it became clear that the passing of Geoffrey Street, Sir Henry Gullett, and James Fairbairn had destabilized Robert Menzies' wartime government. As a direct but delayed consequence, John Curtin?widely regarded as one of the country's greatest wartime statesmen?became prime minister in October 1941. This book also controversially examines whether Air Minister Fairbairn, rather than the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot Bob Hitchcock, had been at the controls. Australasian & Pacific History, , , , Air Disaster Canberra, Andrew Tink, 9781742233574, NewSouth Publishing, , , , ,<

ISBN: 9781742233574

Telling an engrossing and dramatic tale of a little-known aspect of Australia’s political history, this book investigates the details of the August 1940 crash of a Hudson bomberR… Mehr…

Telling an engrossing and dramatic tale of a little-known aspect of Australia’s political history, this book investigates the details of the August 1940 crash of a Hudson bomber—the A16-97—that killed three Australian cabinet ministers. The plane crashed into a ridge near Canberra and, in the ghastly inferno, the nation lost its key war leaders. Over the next 12 months, it became clear that the passing of Geoffrey Street, Sir Henry Gullett, and James Fairbairn had destabilized Robert Menzies’ wartime government. As a direct but delayed consequence, John Curtin—widely regarded as one of the country''s greatest wartime statesmen—became prime minister in October 1941. This book also controversially examines whether Air Minister Fairbairn, rather than the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot Bob Hitchcock, had been at the controls. Andrew Tink, Books, History, Air Disaster Canberra: The Plane Crash That Destroyed A Government Books>History, University of New South Wales Press<

ISBN: 9781742233574

1940. Wartime Australia. Key members of Menzies' government die in a fiery plane crash. What went wrong and what happened next? In August 1940 Australia had been at war for almost a y… Mehr…

1940. Wartime Australia. Key members of Menzies' government die in a fiery plane crash. What went wrong and what happened next? In August 1940 Australia had been at war for almost a year when a Hudson bomber - the A16-97 - carrying ten people, including three cabinet ministers, crashed into a ridge near Canberra. In the ghastly inferno that followed the crash, the nation lost its key war leaders. Over the next twelve months, it became clear that the passing of Geoffrey Street, Sir Henry Gullett and James Fairbairn had destabilised Robert Menzies’ wartime government. As a direct but delayed consequence, John Curtin became prime minister in October 1941. Controversially, this book also tells the story of whether Air Minister Fairbairn, rather than the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot Bob Hitchcock, had been at the controls. Andrew Tink tells an engrossing and dramatic tale of a little-known aspect of Australia’s political history. History History eBook, NewSouth<

ISBN: 9781742233574

In August 1940 Australia had been at war for almost a year when a Hudson bomber the A16-97 carrying ten people, including three cabinet ministers, crashed into a ridge near Canberra. In… Mehr…

In August 1940 Australia had been at war for almost a year when a Hudson bomber the A16-97 carrying ten people, including three cabinet ministers, crashed into a ridge near Canberra. In the ghastly inferno that followed the crash, the nation lost its key war leaders. Over the next twelve months, it became clear that the passing of Geoffrey Street, Sir Henry Gullett and James Fairbairn had destabilized Robert Menzies' wartime government. As a direct but delayed consequence, John Curtin became prime minister in October 1941. Controversially, this book also tells the story of whether Air Minister Fairbairn, rather than the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot Bob Hitchcock, had been at the controls. History History eBook, University of New South Wales Press<

ISBN: 9781742233574

Air Disaster Canberra: The Plane Crash That Destroyed a Government Air-Disaster-Canberra~~Andrew-Tink World History>Oceania/S Pacific Hist>Oceania/S Pacific Hist Hardcover, UNSW Press