Fighter Pilot
The First American Ace of World War II
Dunn, William R.
At the age of twelve, American William R. Dünn 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 Fighter Pilot is both a gripping story and a unique historical document.
Lt. Col. William R. DuNN (1916-1995), a Veteran of 38 years of military Service and 378 combat missions in fighter aircraft, retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1973. He was the author of War Drum Echoes and other writings on the Indian wars of North America and was an accomplished aviation artist.
Softcover
234 Seiten / pages
photos
very good condition
Lexington, Kentucky - 1996 - The University Press of Kentucky
Art.Nr. 23449
