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20 July - 1940 - Australia's Spitfire Ace
REPEAT: 81 years ago today the Battle of Britain was raging. Among those taking on the Nazis in Spitfires was a handful of young Australian pilots on secondment to the RAF. On this day in that desperate time, Brisbane-bo...
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20 July - 1940 - Australia's Spitfire Ace is an episode from Australia On This Day. REPEAT: 81 years ago today the Battle of Britain was raging. Among those taking on the Nazis in Spitfires was a handful of young Australian pilots on second...
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Published Jul 19, 2021, 17:23 long, audio available.
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REPEAT: 81 years ago today the Battle of Britain was raging. Among those taking on the Nazis in Spitfires was a handful of young Australian pilots on secondment to the RAF. On this day in that desperate time, Brisbane-born Gordon Olive made his mark with his first confirmed Luftwaffe kill — setting himself on the path to becoming one of our few Battle of Britain Spitfire aces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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