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Pan Am Ferry Tales : A World War II Aviation Memoir.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmitt, W. Gordon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schmitt, W. Gordon, 1915-.
- Schmitt, W. Gordon.
- Pan American Air Ferries.
- United States. Air Forces. Air Transport Command. South Atlantic Wing.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Transportation.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Flight navigators, Military--United States--Biography.
- Flight navigators, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (200 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.
- Summary:
- "During World War II, an eccentric band of barnstormers, stunt flyers and commercial pilots joined military recruits to form the Pan American Air Ferries. These civilian pilots helped develop a strategically crucial and highly efficient system for shuttling aircraft to Allied forces around the world that contributed significantly to key campaigns throughout the war. W. Gordon Schmitt's engaging, often amusing memoir recounts the close calls and indelible characters he encountered as navigator in the PAAF, from Brazil to Africa to the Middle East and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Editor's Introduction
- 1. The War Approaches
- 2. A Troubling Diagnosis
- 3. Taking Off
- 4. Training in Miami
- 5. On Our Way
- 6. Crossing the Atlantic
- 7. Kano to Khartoum, Cairo to Tehran
- 8. Back in the States
- 9. Ascension
- 10. The Dark Continent
- 11. "You're in the Army Now!"
- 12. The Northern Route
- 13. Close Calls in Nashville
- 14. Adventures with the "Fireball Express"
- 15. Characters Unforgettable
- 16. May 1945
- Postscript: An Essay Contest
- "What I Consider Requisites for a Private Pilot"
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Schmitt, W. Gordon Pan Am Ferry Tales
- ISBN:
- 9781476646466
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