Waitaki Girls' High School

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Air force and civil aviation
Contents include: Narratives: Early days - before and after the declaration of war -- First solo flight -- Wings over the Pacific -- The development of fighter aircraft -- The birth of RNZAF Ohakea -- A pilot's training -- "Cobber Kain" and the campaign in France: Germany shows her hand... -- The Battle of Britain: Empire warriors show their resolve... -- The bombers - Britain strikes back -- "Grid" Caldwell - he can still take it!! -- Making the Mosquito -- A famous Churchillian compliment.
Summary: Young New Zealanders, and selected others, writing from World War II and before World War II, of their experiences. The collection hopes to fill a void for many, especially those men and women whose close relatives (often father or mother, or both) played their part in the Second World War but, for any number of reasons, seldom if ever discussed their wartime exploits.
Kiwis at war.