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The missing man: from the outback to Tarakan, the powerful story of Len Waters, Australia's first Aboriginal fighter pilot

Peter Rees
Resource Type:
E-Book
Publication:
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018
Copyright:
©2018
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Summary:
You were the master of the machine ... you were an airman.' Flying Officer Bob Crawford Len Waters was a Kamilaroi man. Born on an Aboriginal reserve, he left school at thirteen and by twenty was piloting a RAAF Kittyhawk fighter with 78 Squadron in the lethal skies over the Pacific in World War II. It was serious and dangerous work and his achievement was extraordinary. These would be the best years of his life. Respected by his peers, he was living his dream. The war over, it should have been easy. He believed he could 'live on both sides of the fence' and be part of Australia's emerging commercial airline industry. He had, after all, broken through the 'black ceiling' once before. Above all, he just wanted to fly. Instead, he became a missing man in Australia's wartime flying history. Peter Rees rights that wrong in this powerful, compelling and at times tragic examination of Len Water's life. He also tells us something of ourselves that we need to hear.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE DREAM, YUWAYA NGARRALI
  • 1. Worlds Apart
  • 2. Dependency
  • 3. Dispossession
  • 4. Skin
  • 5. Choice
  • 6. Standing Apart
  • pt. TWO Sky High. Gunagalaga Ngarribaa
  • 7. Different Doors
  • 8. Theerk
  • 9. Solo
  • 10. Utopia
  • 11. Thrill Of It
  • 12. Misadventure In Moree
  • 13. Bad Show
  • 14. Here Today, Gone To Morotai
  • 15. Fighting Fit
  • 16. Wind-Down
  • 17. One Of The Boys
  • 18. Coming Of Age
  • 19. True Australian Blood
  • pt. THREE Back To Earth, Yanaawuwly Dhawun
  • 20. Suitable Marriage
  • 21. Blackfella
  • 22. Fitting Back In
  • 23. In The Ring
  • 24. Wheel Of Misfortune
  • 25. Strike
  • 26. Loner
  • 27. Saturday Ritual
  • 28. Grief
  • 29. Bleak Times
  • 30. Icarus
  • 31. Flash Black
  • 32. Free Fall
  • 33. Alone
  • 34. Two Worlds.
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Author/Creator:
Rees, Peter, 1948- , author
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
The missing man: from the outback to Tarakan, the powerful story of Len Waters, Australia's first Aboriginal fighter pilot [by Rees, P.]
Subjects:
Waters, Len
Australia Royal Australian Air Force — History — 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 — Australia — Aerial operations — Biography
Fighter pilots — Australia — Biography
World War, 1939-1945 — Participation, Aboriginal Australian
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 12, 2020).
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Call Numbers:
D792.A8 R44 2018eb
ISBNs:
9781760636425 (electronic book)
1760636428 (electronic book)
OCLC Numbers:
1269302059
Other Control Numbers:
EBC5432950 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp15566806