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The Hunt for Jimmie Browne An MIA Pilot in World War II China / Robert L. Willett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Willett, Robert L., 1926- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aircraft accidents--Investigation--China.
- Aircraft accidents.
- Aircraft accidents--China--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--War work--China.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--China.
- World War, 1939-1945--Missing in action--Biography.
- Air pilots--United States--Biography.
- Air pilots.
- China National Aviation Corporation--History--20th century.
- China National Aviation Corporation.
- China National Aviation Corporation--Employees--Biography.
- Browne, James Sallee, 1921-1942.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 pages)
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020
- Place of Publication:
- [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "On Tuesday, November 17, 1942, aircraft CNAC # 60 climbed slowly toward the Himalayas, growing smaller and smaller until it finally faded from sight, never to be seen again--until seventy years later"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- James Sallee "Jimmie" Browne
- Air Transport Auxiliary
- China in the past
- The long road to China
- China National Aviation Corporation
- The flight
- The hump
- The crew
- The AVG
- The plane
- The search takes shape
- CNAC Association
- MIA Recoveries, Inc
- China beckons
- MIA begins its planning
- The agony of fundraising
- The ascent
- Enter JPAC
- DPAA, PLA and me
- Beijing
- The next step
- Disappointment
- Chengdu and the statue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-64012-285-0
- OCLC:
- 1125324585
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