On his first sortie, a reconnaissance mission over Sinai, McNamara was unaware that his plane had been hit by anti-aircraft fire; he returned to base with his engine's oil supply almost exhausted.
On his second sortie, he scored another victory, and by the 15 September 1940, had claimed his fourth victory.
He also earned the respect of his crews with displays of empathy such as the occasion one of his young pilots, who had flown on 15 missions, refused to take off on his next sortie.
On his second sortie, Houlihan caught several bass, including two keepers.
On his fourth sortie, he went into a near-vertical dive while pursued by a Focke-Wulf 190 fighter.
This had raised hackles about Indonesian sovereignty how would he like it if a foreign state publicly offered to pay Australians to spy on each other?Mr Abbott's supporters, however, were able to portray his maiden sortie as something of a triumph.
I join him on his latest sortie, along with a unit of Special Forces brought in to try and reach those survivors in remote areas, who remain out of reach.
Crombie piloted his final sortie of the war from Air Headquarters, Bengal on 7 July 1943.
Brill returned to combat in the middle of the Battle of Berlin, flying his first sortie to the "Big City" on 20 January 1944.
