In reply to Aw1Steve,
Point taken, but the quotes from the book are accurate.
It is the author Dr Peter Ewer who is ' mixing the nonmenclature' in the book.
Sorry about the confusion.

<t> In reply to terminus,<br/>
First paragraph US offers Lightning II fighter to RAAF in OCT 1941<br/>
2nd paragraph Williams proposed structure of RAAF in 1936 (4 years earlier)<br/>
3rd paragraph 20 B17C Flying Fortress bombers offered to Australia by Britain in Sep 1940<br/>
4th paragraph ...

<t> I liked PG scenarios with very large maps and large numbers of units.<br/>
I also like "John Tiller" games from HPS simulations, whilst some think this would make the game boring, I think it accurately portrays the massive scale of fighting that occured in World War II.<br/>
Many more unit ...

<t> Hello gents,<br/>
I have just finished reading "Wounded Eagle" The bombing of Darwin and Australia's air defence scandal by Dr Peter Ewer<br/>
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The book is highly critical of decisions made by Air Vice Marshal Charles Burnett(who was in charge of the RAAF in the 1930's and the Menzies ...