02913nam 2200709 a 450 991081327090332120200520144314.01-280-93342-997866109334261-57441-396-11-4337-1015-31-4294-6912-9(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 an American B-24 pilot in World War II /James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead1st ed.Denton, 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.1921-1646551Snead David L(David Lindsey)1628743MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813270903321In hostile skies3993614UNINA