MiG Alley to Mu Ghia Pass (Paperback)

Cecil G. Foster

ISBN 10: 0786409959 / ISBN 13: 9780786409952

Published by McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC, 2001

About this Item

Paperback. Cecil G. Foster was born in Midland County, Michigan, on August 30, 1925. He endured economic and emotional hardship during his youth, living in a poor environment, losing his mother before he was six, and being separated from his brothers, sisters, and father. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 as a private at the height of the World War II buildup and retired in 1975 as a lieutenant colonel. During his 32 years with the Air Force, Foster served in several different capacities--pilot, celestial navigator, radar-navigator-bombardier, intercept director, and squadron commander. A major focus of this work is Foster's Air Force career in the Korean War where he was one of the highest-scoring aces of the air war. His record of nine MiGs destroyed places him twelfth on a list of 38 aces. Every one of the aircraft he destroyed was shot down in the area known as "MiG Alley," a small section of airspace along the Yalu River, which separated North Korea from China. Cecil Foster was born in Michigan in 1925, and endured economic and emotional hardship during his youth. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 as a private, and retired in 1975 as a lieutenant colonel. A focus of this work is his career in the Korean War, where he was a highest-scoring ace. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MiG Alley to Mu Ghia Pass (Paperback)
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786409959
• ISBN 13: 9780786409952
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Cecil G. Foster was born in Midland County, Michigan, on August 30, 1925. He endured economic and emotional hardship during his youth, living in a poor environment, losing his mother before he was six, and being separated from his brothers, sisters, and father. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 as a private at the height of the World War II buildup and retired in 1975 as a lieutenant colonel. During his 32 years with the Air Force, Foster served in several different capacities--pilot, celestial navigator, radar-navigator-bombardier, intercept director, and squadron commander. A major focus of this work is Foster's Air Force career in the Korean War where he was one of the highest-scoring aces of the air war. His record of nine MiGs destroyed places him twelfth on a list of 38 aces. Every one of the aircraft he destroyed was shot down in the area known as "MiG Alley," a small section of airspace along the Yalu River, which separated North Korea from China.

About the Author

Cecil G. Foster has been awarded over twenty decorations, including two Silver Stars. He divides his time between Henderson, Nevada and Missoula, Montana.