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Tales of a war pilot
- Title
- Tales of a war pilot / Richard C. Kirkland.
- Author
- Kirkland, Richard C.
- Publication
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | UG626 .K57 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 160 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Kirkland was a fighter pilot in the Pacific during WWII, flew atomic bomb test flights, and flew helicopter rescue missions in Korea.
- Series Statement
- Smithsonian history of aviation series
- Uniform Title
- Smithsonian history of aviation series
- Subject
- Kirkland, Richard C
- United States. Air Force > Biography
- United States. Air Force
- 1939 - 1953
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
- Korean War, 1950-1953 > Personal narratives, American
- Korean War, 1950-1953 > Aerial operations, American
- Fighter pilots > United States > Biography
- Helicopter pilots > United States > Biography
- Fighter pilots
- Helicopter pilots
- Military operations, Aerial > American
- Militärflugzeug
- Flugzeugführer
- Erlebnisbericht
- Geschichte 1941-1953
- United States
- USA
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Personal Narrative
- Personal narratives.
- Biographies.
- Personal narratives – American.
- Récits personnels.
- Note
- On t.p. "o" in pilot appears as a star.
- Contents
- Introduction: A War Pilot's Journey The Violent Decade: 1943-1953 -- To Shoot Down a Zero -- On the Wing of the Lone Eagle -- Escape from the Stone Age -- Ace of Aces -- R and R -- Mystery of the Magnificent Beast -- The Ultimate Game -- Pedro One -- Christmas at Ch'o Do -- Geisha -- Night Mission at the 8055 MASH.
- ISBN
- 1560983736
- 9781560983736
- 1560988886
- 9781560988885
- LCCN
- 98030425
- OCLC
- ocm39634032
- 39634032
- SCSB-573599
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library