| TITLE | ON THE BEACH | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Published: | 1957 | |
| Setting: | Late 20th century | |
| Story: | World War 3, triggered by an Arab country misleading the major powers into assuming that they were attacking each other, has resulted in a nuclear holocaust causing the spread of deadly fall-out to permeate throughout the northern and then the southern hemisphere. A US submarine takes refuge in Australia and investigates if any life remains anywhere; it fruitlessly returns to share the fateful last months of mankind | |
| Locations: |
Sydney Australia
(All locations further N affected by radiation) Seattle (confirmatory visit by USS Scorpion) |
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| Main Characters: |
Lt Cdr Peter Holmes, RAN liaison officer
Mary Holmes, his wife Cdr Towers, USN, captain of the USS Scorpion Moira Davidson, a lonely lady John Osborne, an Australian Scientist |
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| Flying Episodes: | All background is recent, fictitious, history | |
| Aircraft: |
Russian long-range bombers IL 626s
(flown by Egyptian pilots) Massive knee-jerk response by US & UK |
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| Flying Characters: | Egyptian pilots triggering knee-jerk responses of West v East with China joining in. | |
| Aviation Location(s): | See below | |
| Aviation Activities |
Albania bombed Naples
Bomb on Tel Aviv Egyptians bombed Washington & London US & UK bombed Leningrad, Odessa and Russian nuclear establishments China made nuclear attack on Russia |
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| Additional Comments: | A frightening forecast that, to this day, still forewarns of a Doomsday scenario. |
