How did the P-40E compare against the Japanese Zero? We look at how Australia was prepared for the war in the air over Port Moresby. How well were the pilots prepared and how well was the squadron bought up to operational standard?
This is Part 16 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign, focusing on the combat performance of battalions on the Kokoda Track and how the militia were prepared for combat at the tactical, operational and strategic level.
This episode looks at the first combats fought over the skies of Port Moresby and how the Squadron Leader of No 75 Squadron, John Jackson, took the fight to the Japanese.
Check out the show notes for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast.
113 - 75 Squadron and the Kokoda Campaign
112 - Combined Arms on the Kokoda Track
111 - Friendly Fire on the Kokoda Track
110 - The JIPOE / IPB for the Kokoda Track
109 - Operational mistakes in the Kokoda Campaign
108 - The Competition for Superior Doctrine
107 - British Combined Arms doctrine in the inter war period
106 - Combined Arms Doctrine Development in the First World War
105 - Ralph Honner, the 39th Battalion and Kokoda
104 - The 39th Battalion on the Kokoda Track
103 - Principles of Training for War
102 - Training a Battalion for War
100 - The fall of Isurava
101 - Mobilisation Mistakes with the Mice of Moresby
99 - The Death of a CO
98 - Creating the doctrinal and cultural changes for effective Mission Command with Jim Storr
97 - Time and the importance of timeliness in orders with Jim Storr
96 - The 53rd Battalion at Isurava during the Kokoda Campaign
95 - A militia Battalion on the Kokoda Trail
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