Austral Skies

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.

Australia. November 1944. A world at war.

Growing up at her family's small cattle station, Aggie always dreamed of planes and flying. Ready to do her bit in World War II, she is off to Sydney to serve in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force as an aviation mechanic.

From the hardscrabble streets of Chicago, Henry has a chance for a fresh start, joining the Navy and  training to fly a Dauntless dive bomber from the venerated USS Enterprise.

A chance meeting on a Sydney street brings Aggie and Henry together. Aggie can't imagine the dashing pilot would be interested in her. Henry can't seem to say the right thing to the lovely Aussie. Misunderstanding leads to romance through cards and letters, as well as encounters from Sydney to the Pacific atoll of Ulithi.

What a surprise to have met at all, an Aussie and an American, in the middle of a World War. How can Henry hang onto his girl when she lives halfway around the world?

Following Henry through the Enterprise's final Pacific campaign, he faces the challenges of combat and kamikazes through battles over Tokyo, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Aggie has her own difficulties as a woman in a man's job, fighting for respect as an aviation mechanic while working to keep damaged planes flying. Together and apart, they fight for the Allies and their love for one another.