Wilfred Arthur

Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), South West Pacific Theatre Of World War Ii, Australia
Herausgegeben:Dee Kord, Erwin

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wilfred Stanley (Wilf) Arthur DSO, DFC (7 December 1919 23 December 2000) was an Australian fighter ace of World War II. He is officially credited with ten aerial victories. Joining the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) the day after war was declared in September 1939, Arthur first saw action with No. 3 Squadron in North Africa, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down four aircraft in a single sortie. Posted to the South West Pacific, he commanded first No. 75 Squadron, and later Nos. 81 and 78 Wings. He earned the Distinguished Service Order for continuing to lead an attack on a formation of Japanese bombers after discovering that his guns were jammed. At 24, Arthur was the youngest Group Captain in the history of the RAAF. He also played a leading part in and gave name to the "Morotai Mutiny" of April 1945. Commonly known as "Woof", and sometimes "Wolf" or "Wulf", Wilf Arthur died in 2000, at the age of 81.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing / Solv
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 76
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786138700142
• ISBN-10: 6138700147
• Artikelnr.: 34705826