Mustang Ace: Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot - Hardcover

Goebel, Robert J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0935553037 ISBN 13: 9780935553031

Publisher: Pacifica Pr, 1991

Synopsis

Recounts the author's experiences as a young fighter pilot in World War II, and describes the missions that made him an ace

About this title

About the Author:

Goebel, following the war, attended college on the GI Bill and earned a degree in physics. He then returned to the Air Force, served on active duty for almost 30 years, worked on the Gemini launch vehicle for NASA Manned Space Program, and semi-retired in 1966. He then worked on the Skylab project and others in the aerospace industry. His is now fully retired.

Review:

America in WWII, October 2006

“Goebel’s eye for telling detail, descriptive power, and story-telling skills are so strong that if you wish to read only one book on the life of a WWII fighter pilot, this is it...Goebel skillfully weaves recollections of his prewar life into his narrative. These eruptions of memory are seldom expected and are always insightful or entertaining. His descriptions of nitty-gritty aspects of the pilot’s life are the best I have ever read...The brillians of Mustang Ace is the world of characters and experiences it preserves for us, in and out of combat. Few other books are so successful in re-creating the WWII fighter pilot’s mindset and pulling you into it. Mustang Ace is well-written, insightful, and dramatic. Anyone with any interest in military aviation or World War II will find this killer memoir rewarding and worth rereading.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Pacifica Pr
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0935553037
• ISBN 13: 9780935553031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304