History Matters: The Casino Boys

By Jim Belshaw
Updated February 20 2017 - 4:22pm, first published February 17 2017 - 9:48am
Smiling faces: Some of the troops at Camp Victor. Photographs of the time appear to show the troops did not have a bad time at the camp.
Smiling faces: Some of the troops at Camp Victor. Photographs of the time appear to show the troops did not have a bad time at the camp.

With the final German surrender on May 8, 1945, attention switched to the defeat of Japan. As part of this process, the Dutch government recruited 200 trainee pilots who were sent to Australia on the New Zealand Shipping Company’s RMS Rangitata for pilot training.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Armidale news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.