The First Hellcat Ace

Hamilton McWhorter; Jay A. Stout

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Pacifica Military History, 2001

0935553495 / 9780935553499

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Signed by McWhorter on title page. Commander Hamilton McWhorter III (1921 ? 2008) was a United States Navy aviator and a flying ace of World War II, credited with shooting down twelve Japanese aircraft. He was the first Hellcat ace, first USN carrier-based double ace, and the first Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot to achieve double ace status. He flew 89 combat missions during World War II while flying with the VF-9 and VF-12 units. On May 23, 2014, he was also posthumously awarded the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal, when the United States Congress collectively awarded the gold medal to all flying aces: a navy pilot is depicted on the medal in the upper right. After earning his Wings of Gold in early 1942, Ensign McWhorter was trained as a fighter pilot in the robust but technologically outmoded F4F Wildcat. Initially assigned to VF-9?a fiercely spirited and hard-playing fighter squadron?he saw first combat in November 1942 against Vichy French forces in North Africa. Subsequent to returning to the United States, VF-9 became the first unit to convert to the new Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter?the fighter the U.S. Navy would use to crush Japanese air power during the long offensive from the Southwest Pacific to the shores of Japan. From mid 1943, Hamilton McWhorter was constantly engaged in the unforgiving and deadly aerial warfare that characterized the battles against Imperial Japan. His fifth aerial victory, in November 1943 off Tarawa Atoll, made him the first ace in the Hellcat, and seven subsequent victories ensured his place in the annals of air-to-air combat. McWhorter?s combat service, from the beginning of the war to the last campaign off the shores of Okinawa, makes his story a must-read for the serious student of the Pacific air war. He was a member of the American Fighter Aces Association, the Distinguished Flying Cross Society, and the Tailhook Association. Signed copies rarely offered. …

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Titre
The First Hellcat Ace
Auteur
Hamilton McWhorter; Jay A. Stout
Éditeur
Pacifica Military History
Année de publication
2001
État de l'article
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Jaquette
Very Good+
Signé
Signed by Author
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0935553495
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780935553499
Édition
First Edition.
Poids de l'article
20 onces
Dimensions
6x1x9
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