Tale of a Tiger (Signed by author and 11 other Flying Tiger pilots!)

Edité par Tiger Orginals, Van Nuys, CA, 1986

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From book's dustjacket: "Bob Smith was all of 10 when, against parental orders, he got his first airplane ride in a rickety old biplane flown by a barn storming pilot from a cow pasture outside the little Nebraska town where he lived From that moment on there was no doubt in his mind as to what he would do when he grew up; he would become a pilot, and seek adventure in far-away places that most people find only between the covers of National Geographic After attending the University of Nebraska, Smith began his flight training as a flying cadet in the US Army Air Corps in 1939, completed the rigorous training program and was commissioned a second Lieutenant in June of 1940 A year later, now a flight instructor at Randolph Field, Texas, he learned that a small number of military pilots were being allowed to resign their commissions in order to volunteer for duty as fighter pilots in the Chinese Air Force The idea was to put a stop to the indiscriminate bombing attacks of the Japanese invaders, with particular emphasis on keeping open the Burma Road, China's only remaining lifeline for supply from the outside world Although he had never flown a fighter plane, indeed have never ever seen a P-40 - the type with which the little group of volunteers was to be equipped - this sounded like an opportunity much too good to pass up So it was that in July of 1941, nearly 6 months before Pearl Harbor was attacked, "RT" as he was now called was on a boat heading for Burma Those far-away places in the adventure he sought were soon to be found in untold abundance! Tale Of A Tiger takes the reader along on wild and hazardous flights into the skies over Burma and China, told by one of the leading Aces of the Hell's Angels squadron who was involved from beginning to end Smith's diary is reproduced in its original form, exactly as written at the time, with a generous helping of interesting and insightful footnotes, plus dozens of photos, many never before published" This copy is in excellent condition, with just residual tape on the pastedowns where the dust jacket had been secured earlier No other marks or damage at all The unclipped DJ has minor scuffing and small edge tears, but no loss and is now in a protective mylar cover It is inscribed by the author on the title page and also signed by 11 other surviving Flying Tiger pilots on the ffep and dated May 17, 1997 Also signed by Robert Andrade on the Acknowledgements page He was credited by the author for helping typeset and proofread the book's text 362 pp.…

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Titre
Tale of a Tiger (Signed by author and 11 other Flying Tiger pilots!)
Auteur
R. T. Smith
Éditeur
Tiger Orginals, Van Nuys, CA
Année de publication
1986
État de l'article
Near Fine
Jaquette
Very Good
Signé
Signed
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Édition
First.

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