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Fighting spirit : 75 years of the RNZAF
- ""Marks the 75th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. This major history illustrates the RNZAF's energy and can-do nature which have given it a distinctive culture, much admired in New Zealand and around the world. The book begins with the excitement of the Britannia, New Zealand's first military aircraft, and traces the struggles that culminated in the RNZAF's founding as an independent force in 1937. It covers the development of the air force through World War Two and the Cold War; an increasing range of roles, such as search and rescue; the disbanding of the air combat force; and state-of-the-art technology - along with stringent cutbacks - in the new millennium. New Zealand's air and ground staff have spanned the world, from Antarctica to Afghanistan. Their exploits have ranged from the dropping of a treacle-tin bomb over Samoa to flying Lancasters in the night skies over Germany, operating Hercules in the [first] Gulf War, and training in reconnaissance with unmanned aerial vehicles today. ... " --Back cover."
- "Fighting spirit : 75 years of the RNZAF"
- "Fighting spirit 75 years of the RNZAF"