y separately published work icon The Flight of the Scorpion single work   novel   historical fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The Flight of the Scorpion
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This novel recounts the story of a heroic sea journey undertaken by members of the R.A.F. and R.A.S.F. including the author's father, R.A.A.F. Flight Sergeant Willliam Nicholas Pax Cosgrove. The mission was undertaken in order to attempt a rescue of allied airmen stranded in enemy territory on Java during 1942.

Notes

  • Dedication: Thank you, Juliet B.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Charnwood, Belconnen area, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Ginninderra Press , 2005 .
      Extent: 72p.
      Description: illus., map
      Note/s:
      • Foreward by General Peter Cosgrove.
      ISBN: 1740272943
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Subjects:
  • 1942
Settings:
  • Indian Ocean Region,
  • Java,
    c
    Indonesia,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Western Australia,
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