Jimmy Stewart, Bomber Pilot chronicles the stars long journey to become a bomber pilot in combat. Author Starr Smith recounts how Stewarts first battles were with the Air Corps high command, who insisted on keeping the naturally talented pilot out of harms way as an instructor pilot for B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators.We learn how, by 1944, Stewart managed to get assigned to a Liberator squadron that was deploying to England to join the mighty Eighth Air Forceand how, once in the thick of it, he rose to command his own squadron and flew 20 combat missions, including one to Berlin.Written by a public relations officer assigned to Stewart, Jimmy Stewart, Bomber Pilot offers a fascinating, firsthand look at the making of true American star.
Authors
Starr Smith
Additional Info
- Publisher: Zenith Press
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780760328248
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