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Issue Details: First known date: 1943... 1943 Once These Wings Were Silver : Random Verses of an Army Flyer About His Friends
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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1943 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Once These Wings Were Silveri"I bent down low to pass beneath her wing", J. Herbert Paul , single work poetry (p. 1-4)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1943 .
      Printed by Halstead Press
      Extent: 56p.
      Note/s:
      • Dedication: To my brother Lieut.-Colonel Franklin Kendall Paul Air Corps, United States Army, who patiently taught me many things, these verses are dedicated. If he likes 'em, they'll do!
      • Forward dated 6 June 1943 states the poems were written over a period commencing in 1937 and that a few have appeared elsewhere.
      • Title page gives the author's rank as Major, Air Corps, United States Army.
      • Cover title: Once These Wings Were Silver by Major J. H. Paul

Works about this Work

Some Soldier Poets Ian Bevan , 1944 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Summer vol. 3 no. 3 1944; (p. 193-194)

— Review of Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry ; The Corporal's Story Bill Wannan , 1943 single work poetry ; Once These Wings Were Silver : Random Verses of an Army Flyer About His Friends J. Herbert Paul , 1943 selected work poetry
Some Soldier Poets Ian Bevan , 1944 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Summer vol. 3 no. 3 1944; (p. 193-194)

— Review of Battle Stations John Quinn , 1944 selected work poetry ; The Corporal's Story Bill Wannan , 1943 single work poetry ; Once These Wings Were Silver : Random Verses of an Army Flyer About His Friends J. Herbert Paul , 1943 selected work poetry
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