450 Squadron RAAF history

[BruceMk11]

A publishing update would be appreciated on the book to be published by Air War Publications.

Cheers,
Bruce

[Andrew Arthy]

Morning Bruce,

Thanks very much for the enquiry about Doug Norrie's No. 450 Squadron history. I'm doing the final edit of Volume 1, and have finished two-thirds of the main book text. Doug has gathered an incredible amount of information and first-hand accounts, and it is a great story.

The (extensive) appendices are laid out and ready, and the hundreds of photos Doug has collected are also ready for publication.

So in summary, we are looking at a release date in the second half of 2023.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles

[BruceMk11]

Thanks Andrew. It's going to fill a gap for sure and I look forward to it.

Cheers,
Bruce

[Edward]

The latest news is an "early 2026" release for volume I

Seems like the distant future but just a little more than a year from now.

Updates on other AWP projects can be found at the link below.

Air War Publications Update
by Andrew Arthy
November 16, 2024

Doug Norrie’s unit history of the Australian fighter and fighter-bomber squadron has been progressing in 2024. The last time we updated the progress of this work was last September, when Andrew and his partner, along with Adam, all met at Doug’s home for a ploughman's lunch and a chat.

The text work for the first volume, which covers the period up to the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942, is very well progressed, with the book text up to 14 February 1942 now ready for layout.

Claes Sundin will handle the colour profiles, and his rendering of the fifteen Kittyhawks and three Hurricanes will be top-notch, as always.

Also finalised is the Foreword, which has been provided by an Air-Vice Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force, who closes his thoughts with the line, “Their living memory continues to inspire us against odds uncounted.”

Doug’s first volume on the history of No. 450 Squadron is well on its way, and we hope to have it available in early 2026, if not sooner!"

https://airwarpublications.com/air-w...ations-update/