Mig Alley to Mu Ghia Pass: Memoirs of a Korean War Ace - Couverture souple

Foster, Cecil G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786409959 ISBN 13 : 9780786409952

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Cecil G. Foster was born in Midland County, Michigan, on August 30, 1925. He endured economic and emotional hardship during his youth, living in a poor environment, losing his mother before he was six, and being separated from his brothers, sisters, and father. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 as a private at the height of the World War II buildup and retired in 1975 as a lieutenant colonel. During his 32 years with the Air Force, Foster served in several different capacities--pilot, celestial navigator, radar-navigator-bombardier, intercept director, and squadron commander. A major focus of this work is Foster's Air Force career in the Korean War where he was one of the highest-scoring aces of the air war. His record of nine MiGs destroyed places him twelfth on a list of 38 aces. Every one of the aircraft he destroyed was shot down in the area known as "MiG Alley," a small section of airspace along the Yalu River, which separated North Korea from China.

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À propos de l'auteur

Cecil G. Foster has been awarded over twenty decorations, including two Silver Stars. He divides his time between Henderson, Nevada and Missoula, Montana.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786409959
• ISBN 13: 9780786409952
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 159
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