Seven at Santa Cruz : the life of fighter ace Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa /

"This biography details how Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Swede flew an SBD Dauntless dive-bomber and helped sink Shoho, the first aircraft carrier lost by Japan in World War II. The next day, in that same Dauntless, he t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edwards, Ted, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018]
Temas:
Vejtasa, Stanley W., > 1914-2013.
Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)
United States. > Navy > Aviation > History > 20th century.
United States. > Navy.
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Area.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
Dauntless (Dive bomber) > History.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
1900 - 1999.
Armed Forces > Aviation.
Dauntless (Dive bomber)
Fighter pilots.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Pacific Area.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This biography details how Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Swede flew an SBD Dauntless dive-bomber and helped sink Shoho, the first aircraft carrier lost by Japan in World War II. The next day, in that same Dauntless, he took off from USS Yorktown and out-flew and out-gunned three Japanese Zeros, making him the only dive bomber pilot to be awarded Navy Crosses for both bombing and aerial combat. During the Battle of Santa Cruz, Swede Vejtasa single-handedly downed an unprecedented two Japanese dive bombers and five torpedo bombers and saved the USS Enterprise."--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1682472884
9781682472880

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