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Dick Coles War: Doolittle Raider, Hump Pilot, Air Commando (American Military Experience)
Dennis R. Okerstrom
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Description for Dick Coles War: Doolittle Raider, Hump Pilot, Air Commando (American Military Experience)
Hardcover. With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015, Dick Cole stands in the powerful spotlight that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015, Dick Cole stands in the powerful spotlight that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Participating in Doolittle’s Raid and crash-landing in China might have been enough for some, butCole went on to India and was assigned to Ferrying Command, flying the Hump (the Himalayas) for a year in the world’s worst weather, with inadequate aircraft, few aids to navigation, and inaccurate maps. He survived this dangerous assignment and rotated home ... Read more
With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015, Dick Cole stands in the powerful spotlight that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Participating in Doolittle’s Raid and crash-landing in China might have been enough for some, butCole went on to India and was assigned to Ferrying Command, flying the Hump (the Himalayas) for a year in the world’s worst weather, with inadequate aircraft, few aids to navigation, and inaccurate maps. He survived this dangerous assignment and rotated home ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826220660
SKU
V9780826220660
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Ref
99-15
About Dennis R. Okerstrom
Dennis R. Okerstrom is a professor of English at Park University, USA a certified flight instructor, and the author of four previous books. He owns and flies a restored 1942 Army Scout plane and is the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship and teaching. He lives in Independence, Missouri.
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