The Takoradi Run
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The Takoradi Run
Ron Whitcombe wants to get out of Wellington and see the world.
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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