A convoy is about to make a shipment of supplies that could bolster Axis resistance in the region. The Allies must steal the Supply Documents and radio them back to Allied Command so the convoy can be intercepted in time.
The drongos are a subfamily of small
passerine
birds of the Old World tropics. They were previously
classed as the family
Dicruridae, but that has been much enlarged to include a
number of largely Australasian groups, such as the
Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers.
These
insect-eating birds are found in usually open forests or
bush. Most are black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with
metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian
species have elaborate tail decorations. They have
short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a
shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.
Two to four
eggs are laid in a nest high in a tree. These are
aggressive and fearless birds, given their small size, and
drongos will attack much larger species if their nest or
young are threatened.
In
Australian slang, the word drongo is a synonym for a
total loser or idiot. Like most Australian slang the meaning
of the word changes with the way it's said.
In the
Bush Dance sometimes called the drongo the person who misses
out on a partner (musical chairs style} becomes 'the drongo' for the next time
through the dance and is the butt of a gentle humorous use
of the word - spill hot soup in a customer's lap and you may
hear a distinctly vitriolic use!
The Drongo was a racehorse probably named after the bird.
It raced in the 1920's and was deemed unlucky never to have
come better than second in thirty-seven starts. The term was
used in the RAAF during World War 2 to describe raw recruits.