Joseph Mack

About The Author

Joseph Mack is a current serving member of the Royal Australian Air Force. He is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy and holds a Master of War Studies from the University of New South Wales. Joseph has a longstanding interest in military aviation history and the Second World War.

Joseph and Fred Riley met several years ago when the former Spitfire pilot visited the author’s squadron in Adelaide with his daughter Kaye. Since that first meeting, the two have become firm friends.

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Strong to Serve

An Australian Spitfire Pilot's war over Europe

By Joseph Mack

Following training in Australia, Canada and the UK, Fred Riley flew Spitfires with No 130 (Punjab) Squadron RAF from October 1943 until December 1944. Flying the Spitfire Mk.V, he escorted bombers, flew fighter sweeps, and undertook hazardous patrols on D-Day.

With a new Spitfire Mk.XIV,...

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