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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dunn, William R., 1916-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1982.
Subjects:
Dunn, William R., > 1916-
Dunn, William R. (Soldat)
United States. > Army Air Forces > Biography.
United States. > Army Air Forces
1939 - 1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
Pilotes de chasse > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Fighter pilots
Military operations, Aerial > American
Autobiografie
United States
Biographies
Personal narratives > American
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 shoot down an enemy aircraft. He later became the first American ace of the war.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 234 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
ISBN:9780813146096
0813146097
9780813146102
0813146100

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