It was 900 days from the declaration of war against Germany in 1939 to the bombing of Darwin. When Darwin was bombed, there were no RAAF fighters to defend, and it was three weeks before Darwin was had fighter coverage (and they were US fighters). We look at how the RAAF was prepared for war, prepared for war for Japan and prepared to defend Australia.
This is Part 15 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 how No 75 Squadron contributed to the Joint Battle during the Kokoda Campaign. We focus on how the RAAF looked to mobilise and scale up. We discuss EATS,
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.
Firepower 52: Bringing Artillery in the Great War together
Firepower 51: Coxen as Commander Royal Artillery
Firepower 50: Montbrehain: Artillery Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
56 - The Battle of Long Tan from the Company Commander's Perspective
55 - The lead up to the Battle of Long Tan with LT COL Harry Smith
54 - Preparing for the Battle of Long Tan with LT COL Harry Smith
53 - Royal Navy Mission Command at the Battle of Cape St Vincent
52 - Lord Nelson and the Battle of Cape St Vincent
51 - Lord Horatio Nelson and Mission Command
Firepower 48: Artillery Spotting, Air Drops and Ground Attacks
Firepower 49: Hamel and Amiens Questions and Answer
Firepower 47: The Amiens Offensive
Firepower 46: The Fireplan from Hell
Firepower 45: Technological Testing at the Battle of Hamel
50 - The Birth of Australian Special Forces
Firepower 44: Western Front - The Spring Offensive and Villers Brettoneux Plenary Session
Firepower 43: The man who killed the Red Baron
Firepower 42: French Artillery to 1918
Firepower 41: Villers-Bretonneux
Firepower 40: The German Spring Offensive
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