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ALMOST UNKNOWN-The story of Sqn. Leader Tony Gaze |
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The story of Squadron Leader Tony Gaze OAM DFC** Australian Spitfire Ace & GP Racing Car Driver. It reads like a Boys Own adventure story of days gone by, but the story of this remarkable Australian is fact, not fiction. Tony Gaze has a litany of remarkable achievements to his credit resulting from two careers: as a RAF fighter pilot during World War II & as a racing driver afterwards. Tony Gaze flew Spitfires almost exclusively during the war & ended it with 12.5 confirmed combat victories to his credit & another four probables. He flew with & was highly respected by luminaries such as Douglas Bader & Johnnie Johnson & was rated by them & others as an exceptional fighter pilot. He has the rare distinction of being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross three times; he was the first Australian to fly jet aircraft operationally; he was the first Australian pilot to shoot down an enemy jet aircraft; he escaped from occupied France with the help of the French Resistance & he was the first Allied pilot to land in France after D-Day. Then there`s Tony Gazes motor racing career after the war: the first Australian to compete in World Championship Grand Prix motor racing; the driving force behind the establishment of the Goodwood motor racing circuit in England & a racing career that saw him competing in Europe, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa in open wheelers and sports cars. Tony Gaze also represented Australia in the 1960 World Gliding Championship in Germany & was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2006 New Years Honours List. By any measure, Tony Gazes life has been an extraordinary one & his list of achievements remarkable. This book captures the drama and excitement of that life in detail & has been written with the full co-operation of Tony & his family. (CH1217) PUBLISHED: 2009 BINDING: H/cover, 208 pgs, 92 photos |
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