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Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War II

By: Philip Ardery
Narrated by: James Killavey
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Winner of the Best Aeronautical Book Award from the Reserve Officers Association of the United States.

"The sky was full of dying airplanes" as American Liberator bombers struggled to return to North Africa after their daring low-level raid on the oil refineries of Ploesti. They lost 446 airmen and 53 planes, but Philip Ardery's plane came home. This pilot was to take part in many more raids on Hitler's Europe, including air cover for the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

This vivid firsthand account records one man's experience of World War II air warfare. Throughout, Ardery testifies to the horror of world war as he describes his fear, his longing for home, and his grief for fallen comrades. Bomber Pilot is a moving contribution to American history.

The book is pubished by The University Press of Kentucky.

©1978 The University Press of Kentucky (P)2015 Redwood Audiobooks Military & War Aviation War Military Memoir US Air Force Air Force
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"Combines a novelist's eye and a poet's touch." ( Air University Review))
"A magnificent story, told simply and without heroics." ( Army)
"One of the best early attempts to illustrate the view from the command position." ( Flight Journal)
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Very interesting and detailed look into the life of a brave and humble US airman. I found the
narration not as engaging as other titles but still I'd highly recommend.

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