Download or read book Memoirs of a Tail Gunner written by Norman Ross and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of a Tail Gunner II written by Norman Ross and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An autobiography of the "7 lives" of the author, each one changing with a traumatic event and ending with another. The descriptive experiences of WWII is simply one of the lives; a divorce another; the description of a trip around the world ought not to be missed.
Download or read book Tales of a Tail Gunner written by Eddie Picardo and published by . This book was released on 1996-06-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book It Only Takes One written by Larry Stevens and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An 18-year-old tail gunner on a B17 watches as flak bursts all around him. German fighter planes buzz by, machine guns blasting as wounded bombers turn and head for home and others in tailspins crash into the green fields below. His Flying Fortress heads back to base safely after surviving its bombing mission. The young tail gunner gives a sigh of relief, but deep down inside, he knows - IT ONLY TAKES ONE!
Download or read book Tail Gunner s Tale written by Duane Borden and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoir of a tail gunner in World War II
Download or read book Pater Noster in Condoland written by Norman Ross and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of blogs written almost daily from August 2007 until New Year's Day 2008. It is a journal of everyday events in the life of the author who writes under the name, Red Baron, and who retired to a condo in Florida with his wife, RH+, in 1982.
Download or read book Mission Accomplished written by Bob Slockett and published by . This book was released on 199? with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Backwards Into Battle written by Andy Doty and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pure gold," "enduring literature," "spell binding," "deeply moving," "insightful," "heartfelt," "riveting," & "one of the most interesting stories to come out of World War II" are some of the reader responses to this poignant memoir. It traces the transformation of a typical small-town boy into a seasoned B-29 tail gunner flying 21 bombing missions over Japan -- one of which ended in the death of three crewmates. This book is more than a war story: it is rich in boyhood & wartime humor & nostalgia, recounts the amazing innocence, patriotism & values of the author's generation, & comments on revisionist historians & the need to use the atomic bomb. It asks -- & answers -- the question of why men risk their lives time & again in the face of great danger. Dedicated to the lost crewmen, this gem of a book is a timely, perceptive & inspirational account of a 19-year-old's experiences in the most costly & destructive war in history. To order contact: Tall Tree Press, 4072 Scripps Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 or phone (415) 494-3897.
Download or read book I Wanted Wings written by Gary R. Hill and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think about how much safer and relaxed you would feel if you knew what to expect from a relationship-before you got into one. In this book I lay open my experiences from what I feel God revealed to me about falling in love. A thriving growing relationship which enters into marriage waits within these pages. Where hands are still held within the revealed depths of love long after courtship, there is stability in behavior which promotes consistent growth. "As the bridegroom rejoices in His bride, so does the Lord rejoice in you." At last a pattern to behold and live for a full life.
Download or read book Tail Gunner written by Squadron Leader R C Rivaz and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1943, this is the gripping story of one man's involvement in RAF Bomber Command's fledgling offensive between August 1940 and December 1941. Dick Rivaz was tail gunner to Leonard Cheshire, one of the most famous RAF pilots of the Second World War, flying in Whiteleys with 102 Squadron and latterly in Halifaxes with 35 Squadron. Unique among wartime memoirs, Tail Gunner was written within months of the events described, with all the immediacy of being at the very heart of the action. Rivaz graphically describes his experiences on night bombing attacks against heavily defended enemy targets like Duisberg, Dusseldorf and Essen, and relates a dramatic shoot-out with German fighters over La Rochelle in broad daylight during July 1941. Rivaz reveals the fine spirit of comradeship which developed in RAF bomber crews during the Second World War. Having survived the war, including two rescues from the North Sea, he was killed in October 1945, aged just thirty-seven.
Download or read book Tail Gunner Takes Over written by R. C. Rivaz and published by Tail Gunner. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sequel to the bestselling memoir Tail Gunner. Tail Gunner Takes Over is a powerfully personal memoir of one man's war in the air.
Download or read book Wing Ding written by Gene T. Carson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is no run-of-the-mill WWII book. It is the exciting story of a cook in the Army Air Corps. It tells of his unauthorized move from the kitchen to life as an aerial gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress in the unfriendly skies of Europe in 1943 to 1945. You will laugh cry and share in his life as he fights for his country while snatching moments of relief and love between missions. For those who were there it will bring back memories. For others, it will tell what it was like for grandfathers, fathers and uncles.
Download or read book Letters to Lida written by David Lemal and published by Epigraph Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters to Lida is an historical account of World War II in the words of a B-29 tail-gunner, Staff Sergeant David Lemal. The story is based on 150 letters he wrote to his mother, Lida, during the war and his re flections, as he read those letters to his daughter, nearly seventy years later. For the first time since his discharge in 1946, Staff Sergeant Lemal shared details of what really happened to him in the war, including his combat missions over Japan. These compelling war stories missed the letters and history books. Letters to Lida illustrates the fortitude of a vanishing generation, many of whom came home and never spoke of the war again. The story offers an inside glimpse into the harsh realities of a soldier's life before, during and after combat and the secrets many of those World War II soldiers never shared. Letters to Lida demonstrates why war lingers in the hearts of soldiers. Those who have served will find themselves here, as will all who have been stung by the tentacles of war. In the end, Letters to Lida is a reflection upon the silent costs of conflict and the power of love to triumph over the indignities of war. Charlene Briggs is an environmental scientist and educator. She currently teaches Environmental Science at Temple University as an adjunct professor. To promote ecological literacy, she facilitates the development of outdoor classrooms, local food networks and sustainable landscapes. She previously worked in water quality assessment for the EPA, government field inspections, Environmental Education and as the Executive Director of a Land Preservation Program and Agricultural Development Council. Charlene is one of 110 Internationally Registered Bach Flower Essence Practitioners. In her Flower Essence therapy practice, she uses integrative plant medicine to help individuals relieve stress, heal trauma and restore emotional balance and vitality. Charlene collaborated with her father, David Lemal, to share his story in Letters to Lida. Available in paperback and hardcover
Download or read book Looking Back written by Dale Vanblair and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is about two congenial and affectionate sisters, with slightly different personalities and temperaments. Both are very intelligent and are able to excel in their chosen professions, until terrifying conditions affect their lives.
Download or read book Wings of Tru Love written by Kenneth Cleveland Drinnon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wings of Tru Love author Kenneth C Drinnon joined theUnited States Army Air Force in 1943 and served in theEuropean Theater as a B17 ball-turret gunner with the 8thAir Force, 487th Heavy Bomb Group, and 838th Squadron.He fl ew thirty-four aerial combat missions form October 22,1944 to February 28, 1945 over Nazi, Germany and attainedthe rank of Staff Sergeant before being discharged in 1945.There were several notable bombing missions, includingthe synthetic oil refi neries at Merseberg, Germany andseveral against transportation facilities in support of theArmy ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge, butthe one most remembered by aviators of the 487th BombGroup was December 24, 1944 when General FrederickW. Castle was killed while leading a two thousand planebomber mission for the Eight Air Force and piloting thelead plane of the 487th Bomb Group. Both the 487th BombGroup and the Luftwaffe suffered many casualties duringan aerial gun battle.
Download or read book Tail Gunner written by Chan Chandler and published by Airlife Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the close of World War II, Flight Lieutenant Chan Chandler had flown a remarkable 98 missions, 65 of them with No 49 Squadron and 28 with the famous Dambuster Squadron, No 617. In addition he flew five trips with No 1 Photo FU.
Download or read book Valor Guts and Luck written by William L. Smallwood and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, a B-17 tailgunner had a one-in-four chance of survival during his standard twenty-five-mission tour. Valor, Guts, and Luck is the story of Staff Sergeant Lowell "Slats" Slayton (1923-2013), who beat those odds. An underprivileged kid from Fargo, North Dakota, Slayton was a high school senior the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Drawn to the glamour of the "wild blue yonder" made famous by newsreels, he joined the Army Air Force. Eventually he found himself on an unlucky thirteenth mission to the main FW-190 fighter aircraft plant in Oschersleben, Germany. After being hit by a rocket, his plane left the protection of the formation and was immediately attacked by a swarm of fighter aircraft, resulting in damage that forced a crash landing in Germany. Slayton, though wounded, survived the crash landing, spending time in three hospitals and two POW camps before enduring a three hundred-plus mile trek from Poland to western Germany during one of the coldest winters on record. Through Slayton's recollections, William L. Smallwood conveys the riveting tales of life in the Air Corps, aerial combat, and the horrific experiences of a prisoner of war. Through it all, Slayton's valor, guts, and luck made it possible for him to enjoy a homecoming after the war.
