Harold D. Weekley | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

The Last of the Combat B-17 Drivers is the compelling account of Col. Harold D. Weekley, USAF (Ret.), 398th Bomb Group pilot, and the last combat B-17 First Pilot of World War II to fly the Boeing B-17 as pilot-in-command into the new millennium. This comprehensive work combines Col. Weekley's recollections with documented historical facts to describe his experiences as highly-trained U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in World War II, notably his combat missions aboard the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress as a First Pilot flying from wartime Nuthampstead, England; his shoot down and bailout over enemy-occupied France; his escape from enemy forces; and his repatriation to friendly forces. This book concludes by describing Col. Weekley's close association with the legendary B-17 into the twenty-first century. This book is illustrated with over 200 rarely seen black and white photographs,8 appendices, a comprehensive index, and hard-to-find information.