Spitfires, Thunderbolts, And Warm Beer: An American Fighter Pilot Over Europe (The Warriors)

by PhilipD.Caine (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2005

  $20.70

  In 1941, before America entered World War II, determined young LeRoy Gover signed on with Britain's Royal Air Force to fly the plane of his dreams, the fast, sleek Spitfire. When America joined the fight, he transitioned to the powerful P-47 Thunderbolt. Former USAF pilot and aviation historian Philip D.

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.49

  With war on America's horizon in 1941, LeRoy Gover was determined to be a fighter pilot. Lacking the qualifications that would guarantee him U.A.s Army Corps wings, he signed on with the Royal Air Force. By the war's end, he was one of the most experienced American pilots in England.