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The Takoradi Run

Brief Description
But it’s the middle of the Great Depression and he is stuck in a dead-end job as an office boy. He can’t see any way of changing his destiny.In 1940, an advertisment in the newspaper catches his eye: ‘Duty calls — the Air Force needs qualified... Read More
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Ron Whitcombe wants to get out of Wellington and see the world.

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But it’s the middle of the Great Depression and he is stuck in a dead-end job as an office boy. He can’t see any way of changing his destiny.

In 1940, an advertisment in the newspaper catches his eye: ‘Duty calls — the Air Force needs qualified recruits!’

One year later he is flying planes across the Sahara Desert, and he has a rather risky side hustle on the go.

The Takoradi Run is a gripping adventure based on actual events, about World War Two, the end of an empire and a kit-bag full of cash!
Written and illustrated by Bob Kerr, the author of Jack & Sandy.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781776891542

Publisher: David Bateman Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2026

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: David Bateman Ltd

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 104

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