Fighter pilot : the first American ace of World War II /

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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Main Author: Dunn, William R., 1916-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [1982]
Edition:Bk. club ed.
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