tredigraph (#120).
Yes, as Herod has mentioned, the Aussies have remembered their "Vengeance" much better than we have. But in 1943, people back here had a lot on their plates already, India was 5,000 miles away, and the jungle war was only a sideline. As our (Aussie) General "Bill" Slim told his ragged troops: "You men call yourselves 'The forgotten Army'. You've not been forgotten - it's just that no one's ever heard of you !"
AFAIK, we have never seen on Post here an extended account of RAAF operational life in New Guinea by the crews, although I suppose there are many books on the subject "down under". It would be interesting to compare their tactics and experiences with ours in Burma, given that we both had to "make it up as we went along".
More power to the elbow of those groups down there who are trying to cobble one together from bits, but doubt whether the thing will ever fly again.
Danny.