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    Viking Boys
    Viking Boys
    Beaufighters, Bravery and Lost Airmen
    An Australian attack aircraft flies into a ship with guns blazing. Both crewmen are killed, but does anyone notice? <br/>At the entrance to Orsta fjord, down an overgrown path, a granite stone stands on a rocky outcrop at the water's edge. Roughly inscribed in English, it records the loss of two young Australians. The stone was erected in 1947 by parents grieving the loss of their son. Each year villagers of Orsta pay homage to the sacrifice of these two young Australians who died to restore their freedom. <br/>Beaufighter pilot James Hakewill and his navigator Fred Sides died on 5 December 1944 when their aircraft slammed into a German gunboat in a fjord in Norway. Official records contain no mention of the aircraft hitting the ship. No one in the squadron knew what had happened. <br/>Neil Smith thought he had shot down his wingman. <br/>Kurt Heinowitcz from Breslau shovelled coal for the German Navy - he was on the gunboat. <br/>Fred's mum believed her son had survived the crash and was lost in Russia. <br/>James was nominated for the Victoria Cross.<br/>Viking Boys tells their stories and reveals the experience of young Australians who fought and flew against German shipping in the fjords of Norway - and called themselves the Viking Boys.
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    Book Author
    John Quaife
    Genre History
    Binding
    PERFECT BINDING (PAPERBACK)
    Format
    Large Print 16 Pt Edition (Standard Large Print)
    ISBN
    9780369389237
    Publisher
    Big Sky Publishing
    Age Range
    General
    Approximate delivery

    Up to 20 business days (?)

    Publication Date
    20-Jul-2022

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