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Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Allan T. Stein
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Description for Into the Wild Blue Yonder
In 1943, Allan T. Stein left Texas A&M University for Lackland Air Field to learn to fly. By the time he retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1969, he had flown everything from BT-13s and B-24s to B-52s and C-47s. This is his account of his career as an air force officer, with its frustrations, moral dilemmas and the occasional harrowing experience. Series: Centennial of Flight Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 b/w photographs, 3 maps, index. BIC Classification: BG; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Allan T. Stein idolized his uncle, a pilot in the Great War. So in 1943, in the midst of the Second World War, he left Texas A&M University for Lackland Air Field to learn to fly. By the time he retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1969, Stein had flown everything from BT-13s and B-24s to B-52s and C-47s. During World War II, he flew missions over China and the Sea of Japan, and by V-J Day, he had participated in eight campaigns and logged 347 hours in combat. Stein later spent one year in Vietnam as operations officer for ... Read more
Allan T. Stein idolized his uncle, a pilot in the Great War. So in 1943, in the midst of the Second World War, he left Texas A&M University for Lackland Air Field to learn to fly. By the time he retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1969, Stein had flown everything from BT-13s and B-24s to B-52s and C-47s. During World War II, he flew missions over China and the Sea of Japan, and by V-J Day, he had participated in eight campaigns and logged 347 hours in combat. Stein later spent one year in Vietnam as operations officer for ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Centennial of Flight Series
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585443864
SKU
V9781585443864
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