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Fighter Pilot - The First American Ace of World War II (Paperback) Loot Price: R606
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Fighter Pilot - The First American Ace of World War II (Paperback): William R. Dunn

Fighter Pilot - The First American Ace of World War II (Paperback)

William R. Dunn

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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 Fighter Pilot is both a gripping story and a unique historical document.

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Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 1996
First published: March 1996
Authors: William R. Dunn
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-0867-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare
Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology
Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Aircraft: general interest
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
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LSN: 0-8131-0867-5
Barcode: 9780813108674

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