LIFE AND DEATH OF A ‘FIRE-BUG’

SECOND WORLD WAR | WAR IN THE PACIFIC

With belts of cartridges slung round his neck Bill Newton poses for the press while undergoing pilot training.

BILL NEWTON WAS ALREADY AN INSPIRATION BEFORE HE CLIMAXED HIS WARTIME FLYING CAREER WITH TWO ASTOUNDING FEATS OF VALOUR. STEVE SNELLING CHARTS A SAGA OF DEATH-DEFYING COURAGE IN A LITTLE-KNOWN CAMPAIGN WHICH WAS SAVAGELY ENDED BY ONE OF THE MOST INFAMOUS WAR CRIMES OF THE PACIFIC WAR.

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