{"product_id":"air-disaster-canberra-by-andrew-tink-9781742231631","title":"Air Disaster Canberra","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1940. Wartime Australia. Key members of Menzies' government die in a fiery plane crash. What went wrong and what happened next?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 1940, Australia had been at war for almost a year when a Hudson bomber, the A16-97, carrying ten people, including three cabinet ministers, crashed into a ridge near Canberra. In the ghastly inferno that followed the crash, the nation lost its key war leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next twelve months, it became clear that the passing of Geoffrey Street, Sir Henry Gullett, and James Fairbairn had destabilised Robert Menzies' wartime government. As a direct but delayed consequence, John Curtin became prime minister in October 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eControversially, \u003cem\u003eAir Disaster Canberra\u003c\/em\u003e also tells the story of whether Air Minister Fairbairn, rather than the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot Bob Hitchcock, had been at the controls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Tink tells an engrossing and dramatic tale of a little-known aspect of Australia's political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848298680556,"sku":"9781742231631","price":116.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8217993482808.jpg?v=1758972379","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/air-disaster-canberra-by-andrew-tink-9781742231631","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}