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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789838103321

Autore

Ballard Jack S

Titolo

War bird ace [[electronic resource] ] : the Great War exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley / / Jack Stokes Ballard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-60344-513-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

C.A. Brannen series ; ; no. 8

Disciplina

940.4/4973092 B

Soggetti

Fighter pilots - United States

World War, 1914-1918 - Aerial operations, American

World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France

World War, 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-200) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""The Early Years""; ""Training for the Big Show""; ""Ferrying Aircraft""; ""First Combat""; ""Four Victories""; ""Becoming an Air Ace""; ""The Postwar Experience""; ""Return to the United States""; ""Fallen Aerial Warrior""; ""Capt. Field E. Kindley�s Victories""; ""Airfields or Bases Named for Capt. Field E. Kindley""; ""Civic Memorials to Field E. Kindley""; ""Citations to Field E. Kindley�s Medals""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""