Fighter Pilot : The First American Ace of World War II /

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In 1939, a young American named William R. Dunn crossed the Canadian border with the intention of voluntering for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Winding up in the infantry instead, he was later transferred to the RCAF and was the first pilot in the famous Eagle Squadron of American volunteers to shoo...

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Autor principal: Dunn, William R., 1916-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1982.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Dunn, William R. (Soldat)
Dunn, William R., > 1916-
United States. > Army Air Forces.
United States. > Army Air Forces > Biography.
Autobiografie
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Fighter pilots.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
United States.
Personal narratives > American.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Prologue: The Early Years; 1. The Ladies from Hades; 2. First from the Eyries; 3. Baptism to Air Battle; 4. For the King's Shilling; 5. The Ace; 6. Holiday at the Seaside; 7. In the Eye of the Storm; 8. Air Offensive Europe; 9. D-Day and Operation Overlord; 10. The Battle for France; Illustrations; 11. War in the Far East; Epilogue: The Later Years; Appendix: The War Birds; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

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