Pan Am Ferry Tales
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8682-0 (ISBN)
During World War II, an eccentric band of barnstormers, stunt flyers and commercial pilots joined military recruits to form the Pan American Air Ferries. These civilian pilots helped develop a strategically crucial and highly efficient system for shuttling aircraft to Allied forces around the world that contributed significantly to key campaigns throughout the war. W. Gordon Schmitt's engaging, often amusing memoir recounts the close calls and indelible characters he encountered as navigator in the PAAF, from Brazil to Africa to the Middle East and beyond.
The late W. Gordon Schmitt served as a navigator for the Pan American Air Ferries and later the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to 1945. Peter Schmitt of Miami, Florida, is the author of six collections of poems.
Table of Contents
Editor’s Introduction by Peter Schmitt
One. The War Approaches
Two. A Troubling Diagnosis
Three. Taking Off
Four. Training in Miami
Five. On Our Way: Port o’ Spain, Belém, Natal
Six. Crossing the Atlantic: Destination, Africa
Seven. Kano to Khartoum, Cairo to Tehran
Eight. Back in the States
Nine. Ascension
Ten. The Dark Continent: Incident at Kano
Eleven. “You’re in the Army Now!”
Twelve. The Northern Route: Through Iceland to Scotland
Thirteen. Close Calls in Nashville
Fourteen. Adventures with the “Fireball Express”
Fifteen. Characters Unforgettable
Sixteen. May 1945: Going Home!
Postscript: An Essay Contest
“What I Consider Requisites for a Private Pilot”
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.03.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 34 photos, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 268 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8682-3 / 1476686823 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8682-0 / 9781476686820 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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