| A Mississippi Fighter Pilot in WWII Contributor(s): Russell, Ernest E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412076072 ISBN-13: 9781412076074 Publisher: Trafford Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.12 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - Biography & Autobiography - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 7" W x 10" (1.51 lbs) 396 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An autobiographical account that follows the experiences of a small town Mississippi boy in the US Army Air Force during WWII. The narrative, often anecdotal, includes: qualifying for flying school in the US Army Air Corps after Pearl Harbor; training to become a pilot and to fly fighter aircraft; combat flying with one of the first three fighter groups escorting bombers in Europe during 1943 and 1944; returning to the United States to train Tuskegee fighter pilots to fly combat aircraft and tactics; the end of the war and its aftermath. |
