 Author Name: Richard C. Kirkland
Title: Tales of a War Pilot
Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: n/a
Type: Paperback
Publisher: Smithsonian Books,US 2001-02
ISBN Number: 1560989785 / 9781560989783
Seller ID: BAX000034
Fine in publisher's decorated wrappers. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide. Aviation History. "This is a personal and insightful collection of experiences, an easy read. Can be enjoyed one story at a time." . . Kevin Hymel, Military History, October, 1999. Lieutenant Richard C. Kirkland flew Lockheed P-38 Lightnings in New Guinea during World War II and Sikorsky rescue helicopters in Korea. In the course of both wars he met celebrities, war heroes and nuclear scientists, as well as a MASH doctor named Hawkeye, whose antics would later be related in a book, film, and television show. . . Tales of a War Pilot is not a structured chronology. Kirkland just relates the stories he likes to tell. Four of the book's 11 chapters are narratives gleaned from other fliers, such as a downed fighter pilot who survived in the New Guinea jungles that were teeming with malaria and headhunters...Tales of a War Pilot is recommended for both the aviation enthusiast and anyone interested in the early days of the Cold War --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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