LEADER 03272nam 2200457 450 001 9910162828003321 005 20230810001755.0 035 $a(CKB)3710000001025324 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4790202 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001025324 100 $a20170206h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe greatest Air Aces stories ever told $ethe men of the American, British, and Commonwealth Air forces who fought for the sky in the two world wars /$fCol. Robert Barr Smith (Ret.) and Laurence J. Yadon 210 1$aGuilford, Connecticut :$cLP,$d2017. 210 2$a[Place of distribution not identified] :$cNational Book Network,$d[date of distribution not identified] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (317 pages) $cillustrations 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWorld War I -- The coming of Armageddon -- Only a broth of a lad. Albert Ball (RFC) -- Deadly and ruthless. Mick Mannock (RFC) -- The pride of Canada. Billy Barker (RFC Canadian) -- When the Royal Navy ruled the air. Raymond Collishaw (RN) -- Escadrille americaine -- Hometown hero. Eddie Rickenbacker (US) -- No engine, no wings, no bloody hope -- Burning balloons ahead. Frank Luke (US) -- A Canadian original. Billy Bishop (RFC Canadian) -- The Red Baron: Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen (Germany) -- A brilliant pilot. James McCudden (RFC) -- Fierce little beast - the Sopwith Camel -- Small package, deadly contents. Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor (RFC) -- Too young to vote. George Edwin Thomson (RFC) -- One tough Irishman. George McElroy (RFC) -- World War II -- A man of dash and gallantry. Robert Stanford Tuck (RAF) -- The man with the tin legs. Douglas Bader (RAF) -- An enigma. Pappy Boyington (US) -- All-American boy. Joe Foss (US) -- Untiring patience and energy. Johnnie Johnson (RAF) -- One-armed Mac. James MacLachlan (RAF) -- The finest natural pilot I ever met. Richard Bong (US) -- The greatest flying ace. Pat Pattle (RAF) -- The cream of the crop. David McCampbell (US) -- Young Finucane of the shamrock. Paddy Finucane (RAF) -- Adlertag -- Just one more. Gabby Gabreski (US) -- Ace of aces. Adolf Galland (Germany) -- Faith, hope, and charity: the battle for Malta -- The boys from Shangri-La: in which Jimmie Doolittle visits Tokyo uninvited -- The great Marianas Turkey Shoot -- The Nelson touch: swordfish at Taranto -- Graceful lady: when Enola Gay brought the fires of hell to Japan -- Afterword. 606 $aFighter pilots$vBiography 606 $aFlight crews$vBiography 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xAerial operations 615 0$aFighter pilots 615 0$aFlight crews 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xAerial operations. 676 $a940.54/40922 700 $aSmith$b Robert B$g(Robert Barr),$f1933-$01211662 702 $aYadon$b Laurence J.$f1948- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910162828003321 996 $aThe greatest Air Aces stories ever told$92888465 997 $aUNINA