A Pilot's View of WWII - Softcover

Winifred Tappan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977137678 ISBN 13: 9780977137671

Publisher: San Juan Publishing Group, Inc, 2015

Synopsis

By Winifred Tappan. 1st Place winner, War History. Colorado Independent Publishers. Historic photographs, Mission Target Map, and pilot’s hand-written Mission Journal of 36 Missions flown over Germany, Czechoslovakia, and France in 1944. Story of Robert Boecking, who flew B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 379th heavy Bomb Group, 8th Air Force stationed at Kimbolten Air Field, England. Also includes first-person account from a woman who – then a young girl – was on the ground as the pilot flew overhead, his plane raining the area with bombs. Tappan has thoroughly researched and referenced the pilot’s account, which chillingly describes fighting flack and enemy planes, observing the loss of many of his squadron’s planes and crews, and making it back to base when his plane was damaged. Boecking and his crew survived and all were able to return home safely. “I found that journal entries gave great insight into the day-to-day lives of those who fought with the 8th Air force during the Second World War. I also thought the author’s notes do an exceptional job of clarifying and elaborating on Boecking’s story.” — Alan Renga, Archivist. San Diego Air & Space Museum. The pilot’s Mission Journal “accurately reflects the incredible dangers, moments of terror, and unbelievable courage of those young men who flew those Flying Fortresses through ground flak and fighter planes to reach their targets. If you want to truly understand how the war looked from the cockpit of a Flying Fortress through the eyes of a 22 year old Nebraskan, knowing that any mission could be his last, ‘A Pilots View of World War II is a real treasure.’” — Robert Floyd, Austin Texas. Vietnam Veteran, 101st Airborne Division. 6×9. Soft cover, Color. Illustrated with Annotated Index and List of Illustrations, 106 pgs. 978-0-9771376-7-1. More information, author’s

Edition details

• Publisher: San Juan Publishing Group, Inc
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0977137678
• ISBN 13: 9780977137671
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 106