Author(s): Michael Enright

Military

Australian airmen flying with Britain's Royal Air Force in World War II made a remarkable contribution to the Allied cause. There were 17,000 Australian airmen who flew with the RAF. Spread across 500 squadrons in Europe, 5,000 died during the war in the air - one of the bloodiest and most punishing campaigns. As these men were not part of the Royal Australian Air Force, their stories were almost forgotten. Now, using first-hand accounts from the surviving airmen, Flyers Far Away tells the full story of these daring young men, from their recruitment in Australia to operations over the Axis territories. At last these courageous Australian airmen are given their rightful place in the history of the European air war.