03671nam 2200649Ia 450 991096340300332120240514000545.01-60344-513-7(CKB)2670000000080067(EBL)3037868(SSID)ssj0000531064(PQKBManifestationID)11335440(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000531064(PQKBWorkID)10569342(PQKB)10577835(OCoLC)708568325(MiAaPQ)EBC3037868(MdBmJHUP)muse1278(Au-PeEL)EBL3037868(CaPaEBR)ebr10447183(BIP)35540286(BIP)13653748(EXLCZ)99267000000008006720070223d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWar bird ace the Great War exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley /Jack Stokes Ballard1st ed.College Station Texas A & M University Pressc20071 online resource (225 p.)C.A. Brannen series ;no. 8Description based upon print version of record.1-58544-554-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-200) and index.""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""Capt. Field E. Kindley, with the famous Eddie Rickenbacker, was one of America's foremost World War I flying aces. Like Rickenbacker's, Kindley's story is one of fierce dogfights, daring aerial feats, and numerous brushes with death. Yet unlike Rickenbacker's, Kindley's story has not been fully told until now. Field Kindley gained experience with the RAF before providing leadership for the U.S. Air Service. Kindley was the fourth-ranking American air ace; his exploits earned him a Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster from the United States and a Distinguished Flying Cross from the British government. In February 1920, during a practice drill Kindley led, some enlisted men unwittingly entered the bombing target area. "Buzzing" the troops to warn them off the field, Kindley somehow lost control of his plane and died in the ensuing crash. Using arduously gathered primary materials and accounts of Great War aces, Jack Ballard tells the story of this little-known hero from the glory days of aerial warfare. Through this tale, an era and a daring flyer live again.C.A. Brannen series ;no. 8.Fighter pilotsUnited StatesBiographyWorld War, 1914-1918Aerial operations, AmericanBiographyWorld War, 1914-1918CampaignsFranceWorld War, 1914-1918Regimental historiesUnited StatesFighter pilotsWorld War, 1914-1918Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1914-1918CampaignsWorld War, 1914-1918Regimental histories940.4/4973092 BBallard Jack Stokes1928-1820157MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963403003321War bird ace4382080UNINA