I interviewed Bryan several years ago when he came to Temora. He had some excellent stories of his flying in Corsairs.
One of my friends, Dave Salter was also there with his ex-Kiwi Harvard, it was actually one which Bryan had flown at Ardmore during his training. Bryan was still flying and Dave took him up. He let Bryan fly it and once he had his eye in, he was even doing aerobatics.
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Originally Posted by motto
'Too Young To Die' by Bryan Cox. ISBN 0 09 172741 3 (Paper) 0 09 172740 5 (Cased)
The story of a New Zealand fighter pilot in the Pacific War.
A very good insight into the not insignificant contribution made by NZ operated Corsairs. A contribution little known outside of their homeland.
I was particularly interested to read it due to a WW2 AIF friend of the family who was involved in fighting Japanese forces with NZ Corsairs carrying out ground attack from overhead. One of his clear memories was being showered with empty .50 Cal cases and how much they hurt. Something you don't tend to think about.
David
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