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Pathfinder Pioneer - The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II (Hardcover)
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Pathfinder Pioneer - The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II (Hardcover)
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In this engaging book we see how an 18-year-old miner shoveling ore
from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himself, only two
years later, 30,000 feet in the air over Nazi Germany, piloting a
Flying Fortress in the first wave of America's air counteroffensive
in Europe. Like thousands of other young Americans, Ray Brim was
plucked by the U.S. Army to be a combat flyer, and was quickly
pitted against the hardened veterans of the Luftwaffe. Brim turned
out to have a natural knack for flying, however, and was assigned
to the select squadron developing lead Pathfinder techniques, while
experimenting with radar. He was among the first to test the teeth
of the Luftwaffe's defenses, and once those techniques had been
honed, thousands of other bomber crews would follow into the
maelstrom, from which 80,000 never returned. This work gives us
vivid insights into the genesis of the American air campaign, told
with the humor, attention to detail and humility that captures the
heart and soul of our "Greatest Generation." Brim was one of the
first Pathfinder pilots to fly both day and night missions leading
bomb groups of 600-plus bombers to their targets. At the onset of
his missions in the spring of 1943, B-17 crews were given a 50-50
chance of returning. Each of his raids were nerve-wracking forays
into the unknown; with struggles to survive the damage to his plane
due to flak and German fighter attacks, in order to bring his
10-man crew home, often wounded but still alive. After Germany's
surrender, Brim held a number of commands during the Korean War and
flew B-17 drone planes during atomic tests, in which the Pentagon
wished to see the effects of nuclear fallout on aircraft.
Surprisingly having lived on into his 90s, Colonel Brim has
provided us a fascinating firsthand memoir of frontline air war
during the 20th century.
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