02916nam 2200697 a 450 991077776920332120230828200841.01-280-93342-997866109334261-57441-396-11-4337-1015-31-4294-6912-9(CKB)1000000000472991(EBL)313243(OCoLC)187394790(SSID)ssj0000177660(PQKBManifestationID)11179997(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177660(PQKBWorkID)10218686(PQKB)10870701(MiAaPQ)EBC313243(OCoLC)133088196(MdBmJHUP)muse7824(Au-PeEL)EBL313243(CaPaEBR)ebr10331589(EXLCZ)99100000000047299120051121d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn hostile skies[electronic resource] an American B-24 pilot in World War II /James M. Davis ; edited by David L. SneadDenton, Tex. University of North Texas Pressc20061 online resource (249 p.)North Texas military biography and memoir series ;no. 3Description based upon print version of record.1-57441-209-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-222) and index.Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The Dream; Chapter 2 - Training; Chapter 3 - Flying the Beast; Chapter 4 - Topeka to Belfast; Chapter 5 - The First Mission; Chapter 6 - Our Early Missions; Chapter 7 - Close Calls; Chapter 8 - Finishing Our Tour; Chapter 9 - Homecoming; Epilogue; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexJames ""Jim"" Davis lived what he considered ""an impossible dream"" as he piloted a B-24 as part of the 8th Air Force on more than thirty missions in the European Theatre during World War II. He flew support missions for Operations Cobra and Market Garden and numerous bombing missions over occupied Europe in the summer and fall of 1944.North Texas military biography and memoir series ;no. 3.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, AmericanB-24 (Bomber)Bomber pilotsUnited StatesBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, American.World War, 1939-1945B-24 (Bomber)Bomber pilots940.54/4973092BDavis James M.1921-1547142Snead David L(David Lindsey)1547143MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777769203321In hostile skies3803268UNINA