Wings, Wasp, & Warriors
Author | : Travis Monday |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781411658837 |
ISBN-13 | : 1411658833 |
Rating | : 4/5 (833 Downloads) |
Download or read book Wings, Wasp, & Warriors written by Travis Monday and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories for aviation history buffs. Topics include WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots); National WWII WASP Museum in Sweetwater; RAF (Royal Air Force) in Texas; Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas; P-47 Fighter Pilot Otto Carter and "The Sweetwater Swatter"; Pioneer Museum in Sweetwater; C-47 Crash and Memorial in Nolan Co., Texas; Charles Lindbergh in the Pacific in World War II; Military Gliders in World War II, including story of Combat Glider Pilot George Theis in Operation Varsity; South Plains Army Air Field; Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, Texas; 348th Fighter Group; 340th Fighter Squadron (Minutemen); 460th Fighter Squadron (Black Rams); B-24 flight instructor A. N. Densmore; WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards; Neel Kearby; Bill Dunham; and others. Also includes many historic photos and original artwork by Scott Morgan, Michael Vincent, and Otto Carter, III.