Fighter Pilot

The First American Ace of World War II

William R. Dunn (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

1996
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-0867-4 (ISBN)

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At the age of twelve, American William R. Dunn decided to become a fighter pilot. In 1939 he joined the Canadian Army and was soon transferred to the Royal Air Force. He was the first pilot in the famous Eagle Squadron of American volunteers to shoot down an enemy aircraft and later became the first American ace of the war. After joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, he saw action in the Normandy invasion and in Patton's sweep across France. Twenty years later he fought again in Vietnam. Dunn keenly conveys the fighter pilot's experience of war -- the tension of combat, the harsh grip of fear, the love of aircraft, the elation of victory, the boisterous comradeship and competition of the pilot brotherhood. Fighter Pilot is both a gripping story and a unique historical document.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.3.1996
Zusatzinfo	illus
Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-8131-0867-5 / 0813108675
ISBN-13	978-0-8131-0867-4 / 9780813108674
Zustand	Neuware