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Flying with the Fifteenth Air Force : a B-24 pilot's missions from Italy during World War II /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faulkner, Tom, 1925- (Author)
Other Authors: Snead, David L. (David Lindsey) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2018].
Series:North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 13.
Subjects:
Faulkner, Tom, > 1925-
United States. > Army Air Forces > Airmen > Biography.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 15th > History.
Airmen > United States > Biography.
Bomber pilots > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Table of Contents:
  • Early life to enlistment
  • Flight training and move to Italy
  • Flying with the Fifteen Air Force
  • A grueling stretch
  • Slow march towards thirty-five missions
  • Final mission and internment
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword
  • Appendix A. Pilot training chart
  • Appendix B. Faulkner's mission list
  • Appendix C. Formation chart.