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Bruning, John R.

 
9781574883572: Jungle Ace: The Story of One of the USAAF's Great Fighter Leaders, Col. Gerald. R. Johnson
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ISBN 10: 1574883577 ISBN 13: 9781574883572
Editorial: Brassey's US, 2001

Sinopsis

The brief but accomplished life of Army Air Forces fighter ace Gerald Johnson (1920-1945) is the subject of John Bruning's latest book. Flying the powerful P-38 and possessing lethal shooting skill, Johnson shot down 24 Japanese aircraft in 265 combat missions during thirty-six months in the Pacific Theater. At the age of 24, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific, the 49th. With Dick Bong and Tommy McGuire, he formed an early triumvirate of 5th Air Force aces. A fellow pilot later called him "the Luke Skywalker of my genera-tion." Tragically, though Johnson had survived three combat tours, which included a mid-air collision with a Japanese aircraft and being shot down by friendly fire, the new father disappeared without a trace while flying a courier mission in bad weather one month after the war's end and shortly before his planned return home. At the time, he was one of the youngest full colonels in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

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JOHN R. BRUNING is an aviation historian living in Independence, Oregon, near Portland. He is the author of Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Korea.

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Editorial
Brassey's US
Año de publicación
2001
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
1574883577
ISBN 13 
9781574883572
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Tapa dura
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
320
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