Missions Remembered: Recollections of the World War II Air War
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070016496 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Drawn from a small corner of Tennessee, these men flew in all theatres of combat, in every front-line fighter aircraft. From bailouts to belly landings, flaming cockpits to lurching carrier decks, here are the heoic tales of pilots from all backgrounds, united by a desire to fight their country's enemy to the finish. This is a memorable anthhology of combat tales with great appeal both for veterans and historians.. They soared to victory in the air--and fled from capture on the ground
I was only 15 or 20 feet off the ground and I didn't know exactly what had happened, but I had to hold the stick clear over to the right to keep the plane from rolling violently to the left. "We prepared to attack--gun switches on, revolutions per minute high, fuel rich, sun goggles down, and hand on trigger. "The Zero began to flatten out. Here are 85 electrifying tales told by 33 men of The Middle Tennessee WWII Pilots Association. I checked my left wing and there was a gaping hole in it just about where the insignia was supposed to be."--Herman Freeman over Anzio.
"Five Stars" according to robert moty. very good book. A Customer said Review of Missions Remembered. This book is a collection of stories written by fighter pilots, in all theaters of operation, during WWII. There is the mission that resulted in the death of young Joe Kennedy. The ceremonial fly over above the Battleship Missouri as General Douglas MacArthur accepted the J. Great flying experiences By Combat Pilots This book is a must read for anybody who flys. It is a series of short two or three page stories by flyers before the age of jets. It is the kind of book a busy person can read to fill in those times when you are waiting to do something else since most stories are complete