That Airman! Last of the seven – David Whishaw DFC

Hi all

Some of you might be aware of this already as I have ‘advertised’ it elsewhere. The family of the author of this book recently found a number of boxes filled with ‘new-old stock’ copies of the first (and only) edition. Graeme Gibson (author of the No. 16 Sqdn SAAF book Path Of Duty) and I are selling these on behalf of the family. They (and we) are very keen for David’s story to be shared with the world again.

The book is a nice little hardback detailing the author’s time with No. 455 Sqdn RAAF as its Hampdens and then Beaufighters ranged across the North Sea, and along the Norwegian coast, in search of enemy shipping. They became part of the ‘ANZAC Wing’ with No. 489 Sqdn RNZAF but also worked closely with 487.

These NOS copies are in fine condition. I imagine some of you grabbed this book when it was first released in 1997 but, if you didn’t, now’s your chance. I haven’t seen a secondhand copy for less than AUD$40 (Australian dollars) and, wanting to get this book out there again so the author’s exploits reach a wider audience, we’re ‘listing’ it for AUD$25 plus postage. It’s, obviously, an older hardback so we’ve tried to balance affordability while not ripping the family off (we have nothing invested in this nor are we receiving any funds, we’re just doing the family a favour and hopefully achieving our desire to get the book out there again). Easy to do when we’re not having to cover printing costs etc!

Anyway, if you’re interested in a copy, just let me know. One of my goals is to shine a light on these older books so the stories are not forgotten and can be read by a larger audience … affordably. It’s extrememly lucky to have found these copies still with the family.

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Cheers

Andy

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