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16/05/2026

Regards and respect for all in Norway celebrating Constitution Day.

27/04/2026

Author John Quaife presents his latest book 'Anzac Strike Wing' to members of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia Inc, 22 April 2026.

21/04/2026

13/02/2026

✈️ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐧: '𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐀𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠'! ✈️

The 12th title in Big Sky Publishing’s Australian Air Campaign Series tells the untold story of Australian and New Zealand airmen flying Bristol Beaufighters under RAF Coastal Command in the North Sea during WWII. From freezing Scottish airfields to storm-lashed fjords, these brave men launched daring attacks on German convoys, forging a new chapter in the ANZAC legacy.

𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝟑𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://tinyurl.com/2p9r2749

07/02/2026

Abbey's and Reading's accept International orders. Amazon.com also carries JQ titles.

https://www.amazon.com.au/exec/obidos/ASIN/1923514482?tag=simonsayscom
https://www.booktopia.com.au/anzac-strike-wing-john-quaife/book/9781923514485.html
https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781923514485/anzac-strike-wing-volume-12--john-quaife--2026--9781923514485
https://www.abbeys.com.au/book/anzac-strike-wing-operations-in-the-north-sea-with-raf-coastal-command-9781923514485.do
https://www.amazon.com./ANZAC-Strike-Wing-Operations-Australian-ebook/dp/B0G3XP2GQ7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=B4VEV0BAY4EF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nzzt8UPBMVBJkJ5XGXETPBvNvuK54Uuc0IX4sSThVNZwM94fyVOTh2UBKvAYb5swLCIY0GfJfv42QIymBmaMC23dOonwfVmVIgLQIzlJM0Q1kXUCSjnWXbWFbQP9-PWxtPPVFv7VsA_3wnoOJqSlbo-TpRWUkLxfL2bxMve7xQWeCUHM58gVYm2qTuyJFx0ksKXp84x6FXZjqNoitFVSLIBJ79TotAgOqZNts5cOFmo.KFg1lrTw-eglNgxaj-IJyKxx9LHeUu0Lg61vVS_lvKc&dib_tag=se&keywords=john+quaife&qid=1770463200&sprefix=john+quaife%2Caps%2C328&sr=8-1

29/12/2025

I'm pleased to see the marketing folk at BSP have released the cover design for ANZAC STRIKE WING and opened pre-sales. The book is listed as being available from 31 March 2026 and can be ordered now from Amazon, Readings, Booktopia, and local book stores. As an RAAF H&H publication, it is a bargain!

23/12/2025

The story of the Anzac Strike Wing - Operations in the North Sea with RAF Coastal Command, has gone to the printers.

This book broadens the scope of No 455 Squadron’s experience by looking at the large-force missions flown in conjunction with No 489 (RNZAF) Squadron. From the cover blurb, the book tells ‘the untold story of Australians and New Zealanders who fought side by side in the air war over Europe.’ It also describes the development of one of the most daring and effective maritime strike forces of the Second World War.

The book is the 12th title of the Australian Air Campaign Series of the RAAF History and Heritage Branch, published for the branch by Big Sky Publications.

In shops and on-line early 2026🤞.

08/08/2025

Breakfast at the RAF Langham flight line kitchen. Before relocating north to RAF Dallachy, No 455 (RAAF) Squadron operated as part of the Langham Strike Wing with No 489 (RNZAF) Squadron. The Langham Strike Wing was popularised as the Anzac Strike Wing. Colin Milson, third from left with the '1000 mile stare' would lead the squadron from Dallachy. Clockwise from left: FLGOFF Colin C**k, FLGOFF Clive Thompson, SQNLDR Colin Milson, FSGT Bob Taylor, FSGT Bert Iggulden, FSGT Ivor Gordon, FSGT Bob Lyndham, obscured, obscured, FLGOFF Stephen Sykes, FLGOFF Bob McCall, FLGOFF Matt Southgate (AWM UK1550)

05/08/2025

Flak ship VP1605 Mosel, escorting the Norwegian freighter Inger Johanne off Lillesand, engulfed in a torrent of fire from Beaufighters of No 404 (RCAF) Squadron, one of which can be seen passing overhead at mast height, 15 October 1944. (IWM photograph)

17/05/2025

Thinking of Norway and the good folk of Orsta