Air-to-Air Review in
Flypast magazine
Air-to-Air Review in
Flypast magazine
Air-to-Air,
Chris Rudge, Adventure Air, ISBN 0 473 08119 9,
408pp,
illus, hbk, NZ$84.95 - Sub-titled 'The Story Behind the Air-to-Air
Combat Claims of the RNZAF', this is a huge labour of love which has
been
made available as a limited edition of 900. In 2001, New Zealand
took the decision to disband the air combat element of the RNZAF,
leaving
the P-3 Orions as the force's most offensive aircraft (if you see what
I mean . . .). The pros and cons of this move will rumble on for
evermore but what it will never do is erode the incredibly valiant war
fought by the RNZAF in World War Two. This lavish work documents
the exploits of those who made air-to-air 'kills' in the Pacific and
South-East
Asia. Much of this will be 'unknown' territory to British
eyes.
The detail within is incredible, the narrative absorbing, the photos
abundant.